A 200-year photo history of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Timed for the RNLI’s 200th anniversary on 4th March 2024
On 4 March 1824, thirty philanthropic gentleman – including the abolitionist William Wilberforce and Archbishop of Canterbury Charles Manners-Sutton – met in a London pub. Here, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution was born.
In the following 200 year, the RNLI has been woven into the fabric of our island nation, saving over 144,000 lives, despite some rescuers losing their own in the process. With over 100 Fascinating images from Mirrorpix, one of the world’s biggest photo libraries, 200 Years of Lifesaving at Sea is a testament to the brave folk who sailed and continued to sail towards danger, rather than away from it.
200 YEARS OF LIFESAVING AT SEA
By MIRROPIX
15 February 2024 £14.99bpaperback, 114pp 978 1 80399 441 3 120 illustrations (104 b&w, 16 colour)
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