150 Years of Britain in Pictures

Chronicling ten decades glimpsed through 1000 images, this book captures celebrities and politicians, artists and musicians, sportsmen and women, royalty, adventurers and pioneers, criminals, and ordinary people, in their true context, in events that were originally photographed for the newspapers and magazines of the day.

Chronicling ten decades glimpsed through 1000 images, hand-picked from the unique archives of the Press Association, this book is a fascinating treasure. Each decade is introduced with a description of the major trends, events and developments. Celebrities and politicians, artists and musicians, sportsmen and women, royalty, adventurers and pioneers, criminals, and ordinary people, are captured in their true context, in events that were originally photographed for the newspapers and magazines of the day, many of which have lain unseen since then. One hundred years of fashion, industry, aviation, architecture, transport, weather, crime, leisure pursuits, war and technological development are encapsulated in more than 600 pages.