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War tales (gunki monogatari) is a genre of historical writing that developed in Japan from the Heian Period (794-1185) to the Muromachi Period (1333-1573). They form an important element in the development of the Japanese literary tradition...

Theophilos was emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 829 to 842 CE. He was the second ruler of the Amorion dynasty founded by his father Michael II. Popular during his reign and responsible for a lavish rebuilding of Constantinople's palaces...

In which John Green teaches you about Nationalism. Nationalism was everywhere in the 19th century, as people all over the world carved new nation-states out of old empires. Nationalist leaders changed the way people thought of themselves...

The Mona Lisa (also known as "La Gioconda" in Italian) was painted by Italian Renaissance painter Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) c. 1506. The oil on wood panel portrait is one of da Vinci's most well known works, as well as one of the most...

The palanquin and procession of Emperor Meiji moving from Kyoto to Tokyo through the Tokaido road. Drawing published on the 20 February 1869 issue of Le Monde Illustré, after a croquis by Alfred Roussin, French navy officer in Japan. National...

Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the last shogun of Japan in Osaka, 1867. Tojo Museum of History, Matsudo.

Sakuradamon Incident, 1860, by an unknown Japanese artist.

Queen Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705), oil on canvas after Sir Peter Lely, circa 1660-1705. Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire National Trust.

Queen Catherine of Braganza as Saint Catherine of Alexandria, oil on canvas by Jacob Huysmans, c.1664-70. State Entrance, Hillsborough Castle Royal Collection Trust

Buried for most of its life in the desert sand, an air of mystery has always surrounded the Great Sphinx, causing speculation about its age and purpose, method of construction, concealed chambers, role in prophecy, and relationship to the...