Caractacus.1856 Finish:20-pack bird's-eye view of the village

bird's-eye view of the village of Islington in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I

The street is filled with horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians

an ancient figure on the front of Gerard's Hall

With the dome of St Paul's Cathedral in the background and figures

'Lamentation over Christ'

Caractacus.1856 Finish:20-pack bird's-eye view of the villageCaractacus. 1856. King of the British tribe of Trinovantes, and the son of Cunobelinus. Caratacus' kingdom, embracing the Atrebates of Hampshire and probably the Dobunni of Gloucestershire, lay in the west. At the time of the Roman invasion of Britain during the reign of Claudius, he led the native resistance against Aulus Plautius (ad 43 47) and, after being defeated, withdrew into south Wales.