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Jan Hus (l. c. 1369-1415), bronze sculpture by Ladislav Saloun. Old Town Square, Prague.

A detail of an equestrian statue of the Czech hero Jan Zizka (l. c. 1360 – 1424), a highly successful general during the Hussite Wars (1419-c. 1434). (Přibyslav, Czech Republic)

The Dutch East India Company (VOC) was formed in 1602 by the Staten-Generaal (States General) of the then Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. The company was granted a 21-year charter with rights to trade exclusively...

An 1888 oil on canvas painting, The Yellow House, by Vincent van Gogh (1853-90), the Dutch post-impressionist artist. Painted in September, van Gogh rented rooms here – the part with the green shutters. Van Gogh's home...

Diebold Schilling's Spiezer Chronik (1485 CE), Burgerbibliotheek Bern.

Statue of Jan Pieterszoon Coen (1587-1629) Director-General of the Dutch East Indies. Hoorn, the Netherlands.

Jan Žižka leading his army, illustration from the Jena codex, c. 1490-1510.

William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) was an American statesman and military general who served as the ninth president of the United States. A member of the distinguished Harrison family of Virginia, he...

The Amistad Seizure (also known as the Amistad Incident, the Amistad Rebellion, the Amistad Mutiny, and Amistad Revolt) was a conflict aboard the Spanish schooner La Amistad in July 1839, off the...

The Battle of Rivoli (14–15 January 1797) was a decisive confrontation of the French Revolutionary Wars (1792–1802), fought near Rivoli Veronese in northern Italy. Facing the Austrian army under General...