Centerpiece for a Table, 1754, François-Thomas Germain. Silver, 8 1/4 × 14 1/2 × 9 1/8 in....
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Professor David Carpenter and Professor Nicholas Vincent discuss the reign of King John, the grievances of the...
Narrated by Monty Python’s Terry Jones, this animation takes you back in time to medieval England in...
Aeon-Uranus, Gaea, Carpi, Horae and Prometheus / Greco-Roman mosaic, Damascus Museum The ancient Greeks had several different...
The air god Shu, assisted by other gods, holds up Nut, the sky, as Geb, the earth,...
A “prothesis” scene, the lying-in-state of the deceased on a bed, surrounded by his family members, some of...
Although the Vikings’ time in East Anglia was relatively brief, they made many contributions to the area’s...
Viking swords / Wikimedia Commons Historians have used written accounts and archaeological records to determine that Vikings...
Etching of mid-19th century Havana / Creative Commons In the sixty years after 1807, many former slave...
The trans-Atlantic slave trade was the largest long-distance coerced movement of people in history. By Dr. David...
They were portrayed as a sacred mission to reclaim the Holy Land – Jerusalem. However, as most...
Medieval map of Jerusalem by Konrad Grünenberg / Wikimedia Commons The Kingdom of Israel was created after the...
An illustrated scene at Bedlam from Hogarth’s series of paintings ‘A Rake’s Progress’ / Wikimedia Commons A history...
Wilhelm Wundt founds the first formal laboratory of psychology at the University of Leipzig, Germany. / Wikimedia...
Public Domain Writing local histories was a favourite hobby of many in the 18th century who had...
Image from an illuminated manuscript, the Madrid Skylitzes, showing Greek fire in use against the fleet of the rebel Thomas the...
Inscription of Xerxes, Van, Turkey: It is a trilingual inscription, written in Old Persian, Babylonian and Elamite...
Howz-Māhy is a region located in the center of Iran, where a considerable number of petroglyphs can...
By Dr. Tracy Sharpley-Whiting Gertrude Conaway Distinguished Vanderbilt Professor of Humanities (AADS and French) Vanderbilt University In...
The start of the 19th century was a time of hostility between France and England, marked by...
1789 Engraving, James Gillray / Public Domain Considering how Britain’s intellectual, political and creative circles responded to the...
Skulls of Homo sapiens (left) and Neanderthal (right) from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. This derivative work shows the skulls...
British Library, Public Domain How early Asian settlers earned a living and made a home in Britain. ...
“East India House,” by Thomas Malton the Younger (1748-1804) / Yale Center for British Art, Wikimedia Commons...
Coriolanus Addressing the Plebeians, George Cruikshank One of the most fundamental characteristics of civilization is the rule of...
In Ancient Greece, was considered as a normal state and peace was seen only as an exception or...
British supply convoy with Russian escorts in Iran, September 1941 / Public Domain At dawn on August...
HMS Empire Windrush / Royal Navy official photographer, Wikimedia Commons Looking at some of the forgotten voyages that brought...
Engraved illustration from Harper’s Weekly newspaper of the wedding of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) and...
Society has always been infatuated with dating and finding true love, especially during the Middle Ages. By Dr....