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Death of Ferdinand Magellan
An illustration depicting the death of the Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480-1521) whose expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe in 1519-22. Magellan was killed on 27 April 1521 at the Battle of Mactan on the island...
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Ferdinand Magellan
A posthumous portrait of the Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480-1521) whose expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe in 1519-22. (The Mariner's Museum Collection, Newport News, VA)
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand & Family
A 1910 photograph of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1863-1914), heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Seated is his wife Duchess of Hohenberg, Countess Sophie Chotek. Also shown are the couple's three children. (Imperial War Musuems)
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Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917), the founder of the Zeppelin airship company in Germany. The first Zeppelin flew in 1900. Photographic postcard, 1900.
German Federal Archives.
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII
In his search to secure the continuation of the Tudor line, Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE) married an incredible six times. Some marriages were the result of passion while others were arranged for political reasons. One divorce caused...
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How to date an Artefact | Tudor Pendant of Henry VIII & Katherine of Aragon | Curator's Corner S8 E2
How does one go about dating an artefact that was found in a field in England by a metal detectorist? And by dating we’re not talking dinner and a movie with your favourite curb chain… As part of the Treasure process in the UK, artefacts...
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Holy Roman Emperors Charles V & Ferdinand I
Illustration of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (r. 1519-1556 CE) and Ferdinand I. The illustration depicts the Habsburg brothers Charles V (left) sitting by the imperial coat of arms, while Ferdinand (right) is flanked by the Habsburg coat...
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Ferdinand Courting Miranda
Prince Ferdinand courts Miranda in Act I Scene II of William Shakespeare's play The Tempest; Prospero stands over the shoulder of Miranda, while Caliban carries wood, and Ariel hovers above the scene. Oil on canvas by William Hogarth, c...
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Miranda and Ferdinand
The two lovers, Miranda and Ferdinand, gather wood in Act III Scene I of William Shakespeare's The Tempest, as Prospero watches in the background. Oil on canvas by Angelica Kauffmann, 1782.
Belvedere, Vienna.
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Ferdinand Verbiest
A portrait of Ferdinand Verbiest (1623-88 CE), a Jesuit scholar and scientist who spread European ideas in China. (National Library, Paris)
