These are some illustrations from a Children's Encyclopedia called "Pictorial Knowledge" that was produced in the late 1930s and was passed to me by my mother when I was very young. It has some fantastic pictures. One of the editors was Enid Blyton. I'm afraid some of the articles would not be regarded as politically correct nowadays!
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Julius Caesar crossing the Rubicon
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This looks like Steve and Ron in "Birthday at Follyfoot"

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The story of Saint George
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