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Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama (c. 1469-1524) was a Portuguese navigator who, in 1497-9, sailed around the Cape of Good Hope in southern Africa and arrived at Calicut (now Kozhikode) on the south-west coast of India. This was the first direct voyage from...
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Operation Chastise - WWII's Dambuster Raid
Operation Chastise, the 'Dambusters' raid, was an attack by a squadron of RAF Lancaster bombers on the dams of the Ruhr basin in Germany in May 1943. Led by Squadron Leader Guy Gibson, the bombers breached two dams causing enormous flooding...
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Henry VIII Gate, Windsor Castle
The Henry VIII Gate of Windsor Castle, England. The castle was first built by William the Conqueror c. 1070 CE and then added to by many monarchs thereafter. The gate was built by Henry VIII (r. 1509-1547 CE) to give access to the Lower Ward...
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Patrick Henry Before the House of Burgesses
Patrick Henry stands before the Virginia House of Burgesses to denounce the Stamp Act in May 1765. By Peter F. Rothermel, 1851, oil on canvas. In the Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial.
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Henry Box Brown
Henry Box Brown, the former slave who had himself mailed from Richmond, Virginia, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to escape slavery on 29 March 1849. Image by Charles Stearns, frontspiece to the 1849 edition of Narrative of the Life of Henry...
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Coin of Henry II of England
A piedfort silver coin of Henry II of England or Henry III of England, minted in London, c. 1152-1252.
The British Museum, London.
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Henry II of England & Thomas Becket, St. David's
A stained glass window from St. David's Cathedral in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The composition is divided into three scenes. On the right, bottom register is Henry II of England (r. 1154 - 1189 CE), seated. The coat of arms of Henry II is...
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Statue of Henry VII
A statue of Henry VII, King of England (r. 1485-1509), built by Harriet Addyman, 2017. The statue sits outside Pembroke Castle, south Wales, where Henry was born in 1457.
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Jeanne d'Albret
Jeanne d’Albret (Joan III of Navarre, l. 1528-1572) was Queen of Navarre, daughter of Marguerite de Navarre (l. 1492-1549) and niece of King Francois I (Francis I of France, r. 1515-1547). She is best known for leading the Huguenots (French...
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII of England
The six wives of Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE). Top row, left to right: Catherine of Aragon (Unknown artist, National Portrait Gallery, London) Anne Boleyn (Unknown artist, National Portrait Gallery, London) Jane Seymour (Hans...
