Ghosts of England's past, naval heroes at the Dreadnought debate of 1909

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Cartoon from an original Punch or the london Charivari Magazine 1909 By Edward Tennyson Reed (1860-1933). The Dreadnought debate of 1909 being watched by the Prince of Wales (future Edward VII), representing the future of England, watched over by Robert Blake, Francis Drake, Horatio Nelson, vice Admiral Collingwood, Admiral Hood, John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, as the spectres of the military past of England.

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Size: 2561px × 2736px
Location: house of commons, London, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Historical Images Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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