England's first posters & prints

England's First Cheese Factory Sarah Smith

John Rose the King's Gardener, presenting Charles II with a pineapple, supposedly the first grown in England at Dorney Court... Hendrick Danckerts

Delineation of the Strata of England and Wales with a Part of Scotland (The first geological map of William Smith

Egbert, King of the West Saxons and first monarch of all England George Vertue

Visit of the American Baseball Players to England, Their First Game at Liverpool, August 15, 1874 Anonymous

The First Cotton Mill at Cromford Anonymous

First Meeting of Edward IV and Lady Elizabeth Gray English School

The First Zebra Seen in England George Stubbs

The 'Elise' the First Steamboat Travelling from England to France is Caught Up in a Storm at Sea Anonymous

Reception of the First Russian Embassy in England, 1865 English School

Procession of King Edward VII past Westminster Cathedral to his first State Opening of Parliament S J Beckett

The first English printer Anonymous

England v West Indies, 24th May 1991 Brendan Monks

England v West Indies, 24th May 1991 Brendan Monks

The Opening of the First Seal: The First Horseman Anonymous

The History of Chesterfield, Bolsover Castle Derbyshire, England Anonymous

The New England Primer, 1737 Anonymous

The First Vessel: Ulcerous Wounds Anonymous

1990 World Cup First Round Group F match in Cagliari, Italy. England 0 v Holland 0. Albert Cooper

Owens College, Manchester English School

Football Match Between England and Scotland in the Athletic Grounds Richmond London UK 1891 Anonymous

First taxi-cab in Liverpool J.P. Wood

The First Balloon Ascent in England, 15th September 1784 French School

1966 World Cup First Round Group 1 match at Wembley. England 2 v Mexico 0. Monte Fresco

First stage performance in England of Handel's Oratorio 'Semele'. 1925 Anonymous

The death of Elizabeth I, Queen of England, in 1603 Paul Delaroche

The arrival of the first English cricket team in Australia Anonymous

A band of exiles moor'd their bark on the wild New England shore A S Forrest

Henry I of England Matthew Paris

Henry IV Rosalind Thornycroft

England International Football 1960s Charlie Ley

Portrait of King George I of England Anonymous

The First Trumpet: Hail and Fire Fall from Heaven Anonymous

En route for Wolverhampton for the England v Wales football match Keystone View Company

England International Football 1960s Monte Fresco

Henry I King of England School French