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Statue of King George VI
Statue of George VI, king of the United Kindgom (r. 1936-1952), designed by Gilbert Ledward, 1958.
Zoological and Botanical Gardens of Hong Kong.

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George I of Great Britain by Kneller
A c. 1714 painting of George I of Great Britain (r. 1714-1727) by Godfrey Kneller. (National Portrait Gallery, London)

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St George Slaying the Dragon
St George slaying the dragon. From a Macedonian workshop. Made from wood and egg tempera. Dating to the second half of the 16th century. (Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).

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Capture of Fort George
US Colonel Winfield Scott leads the Americans into Fort George at the end of the Battle of Fort George (27 May 1813) during the War of 1812, engraving by Alonzo Chappel, 1857.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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George Washington at Princeton
George Washington at Princeton, 1779 CE, by American painter Charles Willson Peale (l. 1741-1827 CE). Peale painted over 60 portraits of Washington (1732–1799 CE) and many of other notable figures of the time. George Washington at Princeton...

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William Howe
Sir William Howe (1729-1814) was a British military officer and politician, most notable for his role as commander-in-chief of the British army during the initial years of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Despite several significant...

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William IV of Great Britain
William IV of Great Britain (r. 1830-1837) succeeded his elder brother George IV of Great Britain (r. 1820-1830) to become the fifth Hanoverian monarch. William had a successful naval career, and his reign is best remembered for the democratic...

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Witch Trial of George Jacobs
"Trial of George Jacobs, August 5, 1692" by Thomkins H. Matteson (1813–1884 CE). Painted 1855 CE. Collection of the Peabody Essex Museum in Massachusetts, USA.

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Lt. Col. George A. Custer & Bloody Knife
Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and the Sioux-Arikara scout Bloody Knife (kneeling left, to Custer's right), Custer's favorite Indian Scout who died with him at the Battle of the Little Bighorn 1876.

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George Washington
Famous portrait of President George Washington (1732-1799), oil on canvas by Gilbert Stuart, 1803.
Clark Art Institute of Williamstown, Massachusetts.