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The knights of medieval Europe were meant to be the finest fighting men of their age, even more important, they were expected to be pure in thought and deed, as exemplified in the chivalrous code which they (usually) followed. Here are the...

Donatello (c. 1386-1466 CE), full name Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi, was an Italian Renaissance artist best known for his sculptures such as the striking bronze figure of David now in the Bargello museum of his native Florence. Donatello...

A 1792 cartoon by James Gillray showing the future George IV of Great Britain (r. 1820-30). George was fond of over-eating and drinking and his obesity here is in stark contrast to his official portraits. (Library of Congress)

On 9 July 1776, American Patriots and Sons of Liberty pull down the statue of King George III of Great Britain in New York City, shortly after George Washington read the United States Declaration of Independence. Two months later, the British...

A 19th-century illustration showing the composer George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) with George I of Great Britain (r. 1714-1727) in 1717. Handel performed his Water Music for the king during a trip along the River Thames.

The King George V Memorial, commemorating George V, king of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions (r. 1910-1936) in Melbourne, Australia, designed by William Leslie Bowles, 1952. The image shows the statue before it was beheaded by...

The Autobiography of Saint Ignatius is the story of the life of Ignatius of Loyola (l. 1491-1556) dictated by him to the Jesuit priest Father Louis Gonzalez between 1553-1555, shortly before Loyola's death in 1556. It is an account of his...

Saint George & the Dragon, painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Paolo Uccello (1397-1475), created c. 1470. National Gallery, London.

An 1816 painting by Thomas Lawrence of George IV of Great Britain (r. 1820-30) when he was Prince Regent. He is here shown wearing the robes of the Order of the Garter. (Vatican Museums)

A 1720s painting of George I of Great Britain (r. 1714-1727) by Georg Wilhelm Lafontaine. (Royal Collection, UK)