Symbols of British Identity

Crown Jewels British Bulldog

MOL227084 Queen Victoria's Imperial state crown by English School, (19th century) © Museum of London, UK

BON50546 British Bulldog by English School, (19th century) Photo © Bonhams, London, UK

Red Pillar Box Houses of Parliament

NGE387558 A young woman mails a letter at the pillar box, Oxford, 1928 (autochrome) by Clifton R Adams (fl.c. 1930) National Geographic Image Collection

WC34797 The Houses of Parliament (collage) by William Cooper (Contemporary Artist)

Routemaster Bus London Underground

LAL301921 Bus Driver by English School, (20th century) <br>© Look and Learn — LAL301921 Bus Driver by English School, (20th century)
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SC 20345 Brightest London is Best Reached by Underground, 1924, printed by the Dangerfield Co by Taylor, Horace

St. George (Patron Saint) Robin Hood

MH11879 St. George and the Dragon, 1868 Sir Edward Burne-Jones (1833-98) William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow, UK

LAL262436 Robin Hood by James Edwin McConnell (1903-95) <br> © Look and Learn — LAL262436 Robin Hood by James Edwin McConnell (1903-95)
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Henry VIII William Shakespeare

XIR135311 Portrait of Henry VIII (1491-1547) aged 49, 1540 by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543)

BL54369 Title Page with a Portrait of Shakespeare, from 'Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories and Tragedies', engraving by Droeshout, 1623 by English School, (17th century) British Library, London, UK

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