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Home of William B. Travis
The home of William Barret Travis (1809 to 1836), best-known as the commander of the Alamo during the 13-day siege in 1836. The house is now located on Perdue Hill, Monroe County in Alabama. The house's original location...
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Bayeux Tapestry
The Bayeux Tapestry shows in pictures the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England by William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, and his 1066 defeat of King Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings. It was produced...
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Anne, Queen of Great Britain
Anne reigned as Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1702 and then, following the 1707 Act of Union, over a united kingdom as Queen of Great Britain until her death in 1714. The last of the Stuart monarchs, Anne's...
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Statue of William the Conqueror
A modern statue of William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy (r. 1035-87 CE) and king of England as William I (r. 1066-87 CE). In Falaise, Normandy, France. Sculpted by Louis Rochet (1818-1873) in 1851 CE.
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William of Orange Landing in England
A 17th-century painting by Jan Wyck showing Prince William of Orange landing in England in November 1688, the beginning of the Glorious Revolution which saw him become William III of England (r. 1689-1702). (Royal...
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William the Conqueror on Horseback, Bayeux Tapestry
A depiction of William the Conqueror, aka William I (r. 1066-1087 CE) from the 11th century CE Bayeux Tapestry. (Centre Guillaume le Conquérant, Bayeux, France)
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Coin of William the Conqueror
Coin of William I of England, aka William the Conqueror (r. 1066-1067 CE). (British Museum, London)
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William and Mary
A contemporary engraving showing the joint rulers William III of England (also William II of Scotland, r. 1689-1702) and Mary II of England (r. 1689-1694). (National Portrait Gallery, London)
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Frederick William II of Prussia
Portrait of Frederick William II of Prussia, print by Johan Frederick Clemens, London, 1793. Nephew of Frederick the Great, King Frederick William II ruled Prussia from 1786 until his death in 1797. Often overlooked...
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William Wallace Statue, Aberdeen
A statue of the Scottish national hero William Wallace (c. 1270-1305) in Aberdeen. Sculpted by William Grant Stevenson c. 1888.