In this intriguing book, the historical events that took place in a period comprising one & a half centuries are shown in a year-by-year timeline & documented by spectacular & amazing images charged with emotion. Starting with the year 1850, bliss & dread, rises & falls, achievements & crimes, war & peace, royal & civil life are illustrated by means of photographs, paintings, & drawings. An epic visual journey presented by Encyclopaedia Britannica & Getty Images.