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The Welsh Dragon, that represents Wales as its national Emblem has its roots far back in history. The dragon standard was perhaps first seen in Britain in the shape of the “draco” a standard carried by the Romans. The red dragon became the...

The Vikings, who were seafaring warriors from Denmark, Norway and Sweden, had begun attacking Britain in the late 700's. In September of 1066 the army of King Harold fought against and defeated a Viking Army that was marching towards York. This 4cm tall...

The Eye of Horus is an ancient Egyptian symbol of protection, royal power and good health. The eye is personified in the goddess Wadjet. It is also known as The Eye of Ra. This Egyptian Wadjet Eye is made from lead-free pewter and is supplied on a...

A cartouche was an oblong enclosure with a horizontal line at one end, indicating that the text enclosed within it was a royal name. Tutankhamun was the twelfth Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty and ruled between 1333 BC - 1324 BC. His original name,...

A turtle is a reptile with a shell that lives mainly in water. Most species of turtles can pull their head, legs and tail into their shell, which serves as protection. Turtles are cold-blooded and spend almost all their entire lives either in fresh...

In 1485 Henry Tudor defeated the Yorkist King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and became King Henry VII of England. Henry VII adopted the Tudor rose badge conjoining the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster. The Tudor dynasty lasted 118...

Triceratops was a herbivore that probably ate cycads, palms and other low-lying plants. It walked on four legs and had three horns on its face along with a bony plate projecting from the back of its skull. Triceratops hatched from eggs and grew to about...

The Tiger is an animal that resembles the lion more than any other member of the cat family. The tiger lacks the mane of the lion, and has a striped coat. This coat provides camouflage among the shadows of the forest and dense undergrowth where they live...

Vikings believed in many different gods. This hammer is a symbol of the great god Thor. Thor was the god of thunder and lightning and was also ruler of the sky in Norse mythology. He was the eldest and most powerful son of Odin, the king of gods and...

Tyrannosaurus Rex was a huge meat-eating dinosaur that lived during the late Cretaceous period, about 85 million to 65 million years ago. They could grow up to 13 meters long, about 5 meters tall and weighed between 5 to 7 tons. The skull of a...

Rays have skeletons made of cartilage like their close relatives, sharks and skates. Their bodies are flattened with their mouths underneath. The Ray uses its pectoral fins to propel itself through the water. Rays draw water through holes in the upper...

The Spitfire is the most famous British fighter aircraft of all time, designed by R.J. Mitchell, and based on his very fast, pre-war seaplane, the S6. The Spitfire MK1 was powered by a 1,030-hp Rolls Royce Merlin engine and had a top speed of 365 mph. It...