Gustav Adolph was the founder of the Swedish Empire at the beginning of what is widely regarded as the…
The College of William and Mary is a public university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States.…
During Dummer's War, the location was a rendezvous for returned inhabitants of Pemaquid and vicinity.…
Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of fish, mostly, but not exclusively,…
Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of fish, mostly, but not exclusively,…
An illustration of the Order of the Garder's collar and George. The collar is an accessory worn around…
At the end of the lengthy series of entrance ways leading into the interior is the structure's main…
In 1807, Fulton and King built the first commercial steamboat, the North River Steamboat (later…
Two men in renaissance clothing having a conversation on the side of the road. The man to the left is…
The obverse side of a Ducat, a gold coin, of Ladislaus Postumus, the King of Hungary from A.D. 1452-1457.
The reverse side of a ducat, a gold coin, of Ladislaus Postumus, the King of Hungary from A.D. 1452-1457.
The Grand Gallery features a corbel haloed design and several cut "sockets" spaced at regular…
The King's Chamber is lined with red granite brought from Aswan 935 km (580 miles) to the south, of…
An illustration of King Edward II's children: Eleanor, Edward, John, and Joanna.
"Marsh St.-John's-wort (Triadenum Virginicum). a, flower; b, seed-capsule." -Whitney, 1911
Over the Winged Bulls were painted other acts of the king surrounded by his eunuchs and warriors, and…
The Dolphin Design is part of an address by German artists, given to King Humbert of Italy.
The Dolphin Design is part of an address by German artists, given to King Humbert of Italy.
This Medieval Folding-Chair from the 9th or 10th century included a miniature painting of King Nabuchodonosor.
Beaumaris Castle, located in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales was built as part of King Edward I's campaign…
Thomas Cranmer (2 July 1489 – 21 March 1556) was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop…
Wilhelm II (27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia (German:…
"One of an order of beings, the life-principles or geniuses or tutelary spirits of living beings, believed…
Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (c. 1284 – 19 June 1312) was the favorite, and possibly lover,…
Samuel Pepys, FRS (23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an English naval administrator and Member…
George IV or George Augustus Frederick (12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was king of the United…
Beau Brummell, né George Bryan Brummell (7 June 1778, London, England – 30 March 1840,…
An illustration of a man smoking a pipe and writing a letter while holding an infant.
Strassburg Cathedral is classed among the most magnificent examples of Gothic architecture. It was begun…
The Glyptothek is a museum in Munich, Germany, which was commissioned by the Bavarian King Ludwig I…
Falkenstein Castle or Castrum Pfronten is a High Middle Ages castle ruin in the Bavarian Alps, near…
The ancestral home of Conrad of Hohenzollern and the third castle constructed on the site. The castle…
An illustration of a mother sitting in a chair with her daughter sitting at her feet.
"Hesperornis regalis, (a fossilized restoration) which stood about three feet high, had blunt teeth…
"Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and…
"While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter…
"And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.…
"The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into…