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Dungeons were built under castles and in prisons. These dungeons were usually pitch black and filthy with disease. Prisoners who were held there were treated very badly and from the earliest times torture was used to punish them or get them to confess to...

A pirate is someone who travels by water and commits robbery at sea or sometimes on the shore. Thousands of pirates were active between 1650-1720, a time known as the 'Golden Age' of piracy. The black flag with the skull and crossbones has been the...

Dungeons were built under castles and in prisons. These dungeons were usually pitch black and filthy with disease. Prisoners who were held there were treated very badly and from the earliest times torture was used to punish them or get them to confess to...

The first space shuttle was launched in 1981. Conventional one-use rockets had been the only way to send astronauts or cargoes into space. The United States developed a re-usable system called the Space Transportation System, or Shuttle for short. It was...

The sheep is an animal that has a thick fleece on its body and hoofs that are divided into two toes. They were first domesticated in Asia during the Bronze Age by primitive tribesmen who kept them for their wool to keep warm and their meat as food. The...

A seahorse is a small fish that is named because its head resembles that of a tiny horse. About 25 species of seahorses live in shallow tropical seas while others live in temperate waters. This seahorse is made from lead-free pewter and is supplied on a...

There are five mini Scottish Military figures to collect: a Field Officer, Cavalry Officer, Drum Major, Corporal and Piper. Each figure is approximately 4cm tall and is made from lead-free pewter. Each Scottish military figure is supplied on a quality...

Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system. It measures about 120,536 kn around its equator - nine times wider than earth. It is made up mostly of hydrogen and helium, which are very light gases. Saturn is also called the ringed planet...

Celtic artists worked with stone, wood, metal and paint in a style characterized by its abstract nature, balance of form, delicacy, brightness of colour and most of all by its spirals and interlacing. Prior to the advent of Christianity in Britain this...

Gladiators were trained to fight each other or against animals, sometimes to the death. They would fight for the entertainment of the crowds in arenas and amphitheaters. This highly detailed Roman Gladiator Helmet is made from lead-free pewter and...

This highly detailed miniature is of a legionary centurion's helmet, of the time of the Emperor Vespasian, circa 75AD. The helmet would have had a crest of horsehair and would have been worn with silver scale cuirass (body armour) and decorated greaves,...

The word Pirate means 'one who plunders the sea'. Pirates were expert sailors and ferocious fighters who grew rich by hijacking cargoes. There are four mini Pirate figures to collect, Blackbeard, Calico Jack, Mary Read and John Roberts. Each figure is...