Philip became king of Macedonia in 359 B.C. He was viewed as he best educated man of his time.
Alexander the Great's head on a silver coin of Lysimachus in 321-281 B.C.
Drawing of Tsar Alexander I. He was Emperor of Russia, King of Poland, and first Grand Duke of Finland.
A very beautiful bird of Australia, belonging to the family Meliphagidae or honey-eaters. The color…
(1868-1918) Nicholas II or Nikolay Alexandrovic Romanov, czar of Russia, king of Poland, and grand duke…
King David's Arm-chair was designed in the 13th century. The Arm-chair was made from a relief portal…
The Ancient Persian Throne was decorated to represent a king sitting on his throne borne-up by slaves.
An illustration of the legend of Alfred the Great letting the cakes burn because he was preoccupied…
"The king of the herrings is from three to four feet in length, of a general silvery color, spotted…
"Francis Joseph I (1830-1916), emperor of Austria and king of Hungary, and next to the last of the Hapsburg…
(1712-1786) King of Prussia from the Hohenzollern dynaasty, known as the founder of Germany's military…
In Longfellow's poem, an angel took King Robert's place and made Robert the royal jester until he admitted…
A legend of the knight Roland, who fearlessly claimed his rights by taking food and drink straight from…
Gustavus Vasa hiding out with peasants in the story about the king from "The Red True Story Book" by…
"The King Bird of Paradise is a rare bird, a native of the islands of Molucca."
"The King-vulture is distinguished from the condor by the collar-ruff which surrounds the neck being…
"Samson Killing the Lion. By Albrecht Dürer. From the wood engraving." -Heath, 1901
"Vertical Section of the Great pyramid, looking West showing A. Entrance passage. B. A later opening.…
A print from the engraving, The King's Banquet from "Tristan" published by Antoine Verard.
The Happiness of the Godly, from Hans Holbein's series of engravings known as his Bible Cuts.
"Antoine Macault Reading his Translation of Diodorus Siculus to King Francis I. Designed by Holbein.…
"Ant-lions diffuse an odor of roses. Their flight, which is weak, distinguishes them from the dragon-fly."
"A very beautiful species of the ant-lion is to be found in the climate which characterizes the south…
A group of knights on a quest for King Arthur to find Mabon, the son of Modron, who was stolen from…
Whitby Abbey is a ruined Benedictine abbey sited on Whitby's East Cliff in North Yorkshire on the northeast…
The site of Bangor Cathedral was originally occupied by St. Deiniol's monastery, established in the…
Cycas revoluta or sago cycad is known as the king sago palm but is not a palm; it is a cycad.
St. Martin's was the private chapel of Queen Bertha of Kent in the 6th Century before Augustine arrived…
The monastery of Lindisfarne was founded by Irish born Saint Aidan, who had been sent from Iona off…
Dating back to Saxon times, the village of Hatfield was first known as "Hetfelle" and then became known…
Melrose Abbey is a Gothic-style abbey in Melrose, Scotland. It was founded in 1136 by Cistercian monks,…
An illustration of Memphis, Tennessee's Cotton Carnival, which consisted of a series of parties and…
In the year 869, the Danes who had wintered at York, marched through Mercia into East Anglia and took…
Alfred the Great (c. 849 – 26 October 899) was king of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex…