Sanctury of the Temple of Abu Simbel Size:S: 36 x 28cm was held to commemorate the

was held to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' discovery of America

There were now many MPs agitating for flogging in the forces to be abolished

In the foreground adults are directing poorly dressed children towards a basket of clothes

Alderman John Atkins is haranguing the audience on the matter of the income tax

Sanctury of the Temple of Abu Simbel Size:S: 36 x 28cm was held to commemorate theSanctuary of the Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt, 19th century. Statues inside the Temple of Abu Simbel built during the reign of Rameses II (ruled 1279 1212 BC) and dedicated to the sun gods Amon Re and Re Horakhte. Rameses' reign was notable for a dramatic upsurge in the rate of temple building. The existence of the great temple at Abu Simbel was unknown outside Egypt in modern times until 1813. It was explored in 1817 by the Italian explorer and