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An Australian Sea Shanty band, c1988

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Gareth Williams explores previous efforts to combat lethal diseases, from smallpox to polio. (Image by Getty Images)

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An engraving depicting London's Piccadilly Circus heaving with crowds on their way to The Great Exhibition of 1851. A banner reading 'God save the Queen and Prince Albert' has been strung across the street. Within the Crystal Palace some 100,000 objects were displayed – taking up ten miles of space – the work of 15,000 contributors. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

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English cavalry attacking the Sikh at the Battle of Aliwal

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A portrait of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert with five of their nine children, by Frederick Winterhalter

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Illustration of the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava during the Crimean War

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Queen Victoria in her coronation robes.

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The Beagle sailed with a young Charles Darwin on board, his influential ideas yet to be formulated. (Image by Getty Images)

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