"This edifice was begun in the eleventh century, but was not finished until our own day (1880). It is…
"This structure stands on the banks of the Rhine near Coblenz. On the top are stone seats where the…
The King of Spain from 1556 to 1598, and King of England while married to Mary I from 1554 to 1558.
"Proclamation of King William as Emperor of Germany at Versailles, January, 1871."—Myers, 1905
"Not made on the spot but probably presenting approximately the king of equipage in which Napoleon traveled.…
"A bar of copper marked with the figure of a bull. Dates from the fourth century B.C."—Webster,…
"Found in 1868 at Dîbân, east of the Dead Sea. The monument records the victory of Mesha,…
"The pyramid when completed had a height of 481 feet. It is now 451 feet high. Its base covers 13 acres.…
"This colossal figure, human-headed and lion-bodied, is hewn from the natural rock. The body is about…
"A six-sided cylinder of terra-cotta found at Ninevah. It contains a record of eight years of Sennacherib's…
"The mausoleum is built of immense marble blocks, joined together without cement. Its total height,…
A fragment of an Ancient Egyptian text, which provided the key to the modern understanding of Egyptian…
"The king, a rude heroic figure, stands upright before the god. He holds a club in the left hand, in…
"A tablet of dark brown clay, much injured, dating from the 8th or 7th century B.C. The two large concentric…
The King of the Franks from 768 and the Emperor of the Romans from 800 until his death in 814.
"The highest of the White Mountains is Mount Washington. We can go in an ordinary train to the foot…
The heraldic shield of Robert de Vere, close advisor of King Richard II of England.
The shield of a knight of the time of Edward II. The lion's face is a common charge in heraldry.
The heraldic charge of the eagle is one of the earliest charges. It holds the same rank that the lion…
The official seal of Sir Thomas Lucy, a magistrate who persecuted recusant Catholic families. The seal…
The heraldic seal of the archbishop of York, who worked under kings William II of England and Henry…