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War of Jenkins' Ear - How One Man's Ear Started a Colonial War Between Empires
The War of Jenkins' Ear (1739-1748) was a colonial conflict fought between Great Britain and Spain, primarily in the Caribbean and off the coast of South America. Looking to protect...
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Self-portrait with Bandaged Ear by van Gogh
An 1889 oil on canvas painting, Self-portrait with Bandaged Ear, by Vincent van Gogh (1853-90), the Dutch post-impressionist artist. Painted in January in Arles. Vincent had cut off part of his ear and presented...
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King George's War - When New England Colonists Captured A Powerful French Fort
King George's War (1744-1748) was the third great colonial conflict fought in North America between Great Britain and France, each side aided by their respective Native American...
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The Descent of Inanna - A Sumerian Tale of Injustice
The Sumerian poem The Descent of Inanna (circa 1900-1600 BCE) chronicles the journey of Inanna, the great goddess and Queen of Heaven, from her realm in the sky to earth and down into the underworld...
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Making the Sacred Bundle
Making the Sacred Bundle is an origin story of the medicine bag from the Pawnee nation. A medicine bag is a pouch or bundle containing items of resonant spiritual power for an individual or the tribal community that symbolize...
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Battle of Cartagena de Indias, 1741
A Perspective View of the Action at Cartagena, etching, c. 1741. Depicted here is the harbour at Cartagena de Indias, in what is now Colombia, besieged by the Kingdom of Great Britain's Royal Navy during the War...
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Blas de Lezo
Portrait of Admiral Blas de Lezo, oil on canvas painting, c. 1853. Portrayed here is the Spanish naval officer Blas de Lezo (1689-1741), whose illustrious career saw the loss of his left eye, left leg, and the use of his right arm...
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Capture of Portobelo
The Capture of Puerto Bello, 21 November 1739, oil on canvas by Samuel Scott, 1740. Scott's painting depicts the capture of the Spanish port of Portobelo by a British fleet on 21 November 1739 during the War of Jenkins' Ear...
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Xolotl - The Dog God of the Aztecs
Xolotl was the dog god of the Mexica people, commonly known as the Aztecs. He is represented in codices, statuary, and other extant examples of Aztec art as a dog or a god with the head of a dog. While this figure...
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Oshun
Oshun (pronounced O-shan, also given as Osun) is a supernatural entity recognized as both a spirit and a goddess in the Yoruba religion of West Africa. She presides over fertility, love, and freshwater, is the patroness of the Osun River...
