Barnard Castle, Durham mb-code DCA_116597 The British Lion prepares himself

The British Lion prepares himself with great care to take part in Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee celebrations

She is the epitome of the modest wife

one with traditional tattoos and the other showing the characteristic facial expressions used in dancing and fighting

'Last in bed puts out the candle'

'Pictures for Posterity'

Barnard Castle, Durham mb-code DCA_116597 The British Lion prepares himselfBarnard Castle, Durham, c1905. View of the ruins of the castle overlooking the River Tees. The castle was originally built by the Normans but reached the height of its importance in the second half of the 12th century when it was in the hands of the Balliol family. It later came into the hands of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, and passed to King Richard III through his wife, Anne, who was the Earl's daughter. The castle fell into ruin in the 16th