On this day, just under a hundred years ago in 1914, Britain declared war on Germany, following the refusal to remove troops from neutral Belgium.
In this week's image from May 1914, Belgian soldiers march through the Menin Gate, which would become an infamous symbol of the war to come.
You can see the original photo here.
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