That time Britain burned down the White House

A senseless war, a city burned to the ground, and a cataclysmic weather event that could have saved the day.

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MUSIC
Serenade For Strings E Major Op 22 – Iii – Scherzo – Vivace_Main
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When Johnny comes home
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Colonial march
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NOBLE WARRIOR_Ambient Mix
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Constitution
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Hyperthreat_alt2
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Stealth & Mobile Crime_FullMix
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Great Britain Suite
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Overture to Coriolanus Op 62
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Freedom
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Lost battle
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Symphony No 4 B Flat Major Op 60 – I – Adagio – Allegro Vivace_Main
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Baroque sonata
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Fife and Drum March
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The opening of 1812 (abridged version)
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PHOTO IMAGES
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White House
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British soldier
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Tornado and cyclone cartoon characters
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Europe, Ireland, England, Scotland, United Kingdom, Wales, 1866, British Isles, British Isles
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Business icon set
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Clip Art and vintage illustrations writing on a desk
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THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF JULY 4, 1776
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Old fashioned bank safe
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Cemetery of the Saint-Germain-lAuxerrois church, demolitions in Paris, France, illustration from LIllustration, Journal Universel, No 714, Volume XXVII, November 1, 1856
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One hundred years of peace
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Wichita
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Newspaper boy – Nostalgia
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Table with a tablecloth
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Richard Rush
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Port of Laodicea (Latakia), Syria, illustration from LIllustration, Journal Universel, No 731, Volume XXIX, February 28, 1857
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Jenny Lind
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Great fire in Southwark, seen from Cottons Yard, showing the spot where Mr Braidwood was killed, London, illustration from the Illustrated London News magazine, volume XXXIX, 6 July 1861
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George Cockburn
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Stormy clouds
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1880S 1882 ILLUSTRATION…
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Crowd of people chasing and catching a thief
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Buildings destroyed by the explosion of the Mainz powder magazine, Germany, illustration taken from LIllustration, Journal Universel, No 773, Volume XXIX, December 19, 1857
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The White House after the fire of 1814
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Room in which the poet Robert Burns (1759-1796) was born, illustration from the Illustrated London News magazine, volume XXXIV, January 29, 1859
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Chained prisoner
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Autumn harvest sketch symbol with fresh vegetables
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jungle
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