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Owain Gwynedd - The Bulwark of All Wales
Owain Gwynedd (c. 1100-1170), also known as Owain ap Gruffudd, was a Welsh leader and ruler of the Kingdom of Gwynedd, best known for his resistance against Henry II of England (reign 1154-1189). He is not to be confused with the later Owain...
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Map of the First Bulgarian Empire under Simeon the Great
The First Bulgarian Empire under Simeon I the Great (893–927 CE) was the most powerful phase of medieval Bulgaria, shaped by the ruler’s ambition to claim imperial authority rivaling Byzantium. A union of Bulgars and Slavs that had adopted...
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The First Industrial Revolution, c. 1760 - 1840
The First Industrial Revolution refers to the profound economic and technological transformation that reshaped parts of Europe and North America between c. 1760 and 1840, first and most intensively in Britain under monarchs such as George...
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The First Telegraph Machine
The first telegraph machine, invented in 1837 by William Fothergill Cook (1806-79) and Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875). The machine had only 20 letters, indicated in the message sent by the slight movement of two needles (from the machine’s...
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First Court, Magdalene College, Cambridge
The First Court of Magdalene College, part of the University of Cambridge. The college was founded in 1542 CE. The court and chapel were first laid out in the 16th century CE and then added to and altered over subsequent centuries.
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Opening Ceremony of the First Ottoman Parliament
Opening ceremony of the First Ottoman Parliament at the Dolmabahçe Palace in 1876 CE. The First Constitutional Era lasted for only two years until 1878 CE. The Ottoman Constitution and Parliament were restored 30 years later with the Young...
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First Page of the Gospel of John from Tyndale's New Testament
The first page of the Gospel of John from the New Testament of William Tyndale (c. 1494-1536), published in 1526, the first English translation of the New Testament from the original languages.
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First Class Dining Room of the Lusitania
A photograph of the First Class (Saloon) dining room of the Cunard liner RMS Lusitania. The ship sailed on its maiden voyage in September 1907 and crossed the Atlantic over 200 times. The liner was infamously sunk by a German U-boat on 7...
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Representatives of the First Iranian Parliament
Representatives of the first Iranian Majlis (parliament) in front of the military academy, which served as the first parliament building, Tehran, 1906.
National Library and Archives of the Islamic Republic of Iran, World Digital Library.
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First Issue of Iskra
The first page of the first issue of the Russian political newspaper Iskra. December 1900. Edited by socialists, the newspaper became the official mouthpiece of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP).
