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Catherine of Aragon & Henry VIII
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Catherine of Aragon & Henry VIII

A 19th century CE painting by Henry Nelson O'Neil showing the court of 1529 CE which convened to annul the marriage of Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536 CE) and Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE). The marriage would...
Nagoya Castle
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Nagoya Castle

Nagoya Castle was built in Nagoya Japan in 1612. Photo by Nelson Toru, courtesy of Pixabay.
Harriet Tubman, 1885
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Harriet Tubman, 1885

Former slave, abolitionist, and famous conductor on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman, cropped from the original photograph by Horatio Seymour Squyer, 1885. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Thigh Moko or Tattoo
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Thigh Moko or Tattoo

Illustration from the book, Moko or Maori Tattooing with Illustrations, by Horatio Gordon Robley (1840 - 1930 CE). The illustration is from p.51 and the book was published in 1896 CE.
Mahdist War
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Mahdist War - Holy War in Sudan, 1881-99

The Mahdist War (1881-99) in Sudan was led by the inspirational Muhammad Ahmad, an Islamic holy man who declared himself the Mahdi (the Messiah). The Mahdists wanted to overthrow Ottoman-Egyptian rule in Sudan...
Benedict Arnold
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Benedict Arnold

Benedict Arnold (1741-1801) was a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). He was considered one of the finest Patriot military officers during the early years of the conflict but defected...
Daniel Morgan
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Daniel Morgan

Daniel Morgan (l. c. 1735-1802) was an American frontiersman and soldier, most famous for leading a corps of riflemen during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). He rose to the rank of brigadier general in the Continental...
John Wilkes Booth
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John Wilkes Booth - The Actor Who Killed A President

John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865) was a 19th-century American stage actor who assassinated US President Abraham Lincoln on 14 April 1865. Born to a family of famous actors, Booth was a rising star on stages...
Banastre Tarleton
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Banastre Tarleton

Banastre Tarleton (1754-1833) was a British military officer and politician, most famous for his role in the southern campaigns of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). In command of an elite unit of Loyalists called the...
Overland Campaign
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Overland Campaign - Throwing Men Into the Meat Grinder of the US Civil War

The Overland Campaign (4 May to 12 June 1864) was a major Union offensive into Virginia, launched during the final year of the American Civil War (1861-1865). It saw the Union Army...
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