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Chapel of St. John, Tower of London
The chapel of Saint John the Baptist in the White Tower of the Tower of London. The chapel was built in the late 11thc century CE.

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Silver Penny of King John
A silver penny minted during the reign of King John of England (r. 1199 to 1216 CE)

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Abbey of Saint John at Müstair, Switzerland
The Abbey of Saint John at Müstair, located in the village of Müstair in Canton Graubünden, Switzerland, is an early medieval Benedictine monastery dating to the late 8th century CE. It became an abbey in 1163 CE and still functions as a...

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Colonel John Chivington
Colonel John Chivington of the US Volunteers, responsible for the Sand Creek Massacre of November 1864.

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Thomas Paine by John Wesley Jarvis
A c. 1807 oil on canvas portrait by John Wesley Jarvis of the Anglo-American philosopher Thomas Paine (1737-1809). (National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.)

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Statue of John Hampden
A statue of John Hampden in Aylesbury, England. In 1637, Hampden famously challenged the legality of the Ship Money tax levied by Charles I of England (r. 1625-1649). Hampden lost the case but it raised important legal questions regarding...

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John and Priscilla Alden
Priscilla and John Alden
Linen texture, color postcard by Smith's Inc., Plymouth, Mass.
Date issued: c. 1930-1945 CE
Boston Public Library, Print Department
The Tichnor Brothers Collection

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John André
A self-portrait of British Major John André (1750-1780), who was executed as a spy during the American Revolutionary War for his role in Benedict Arnold's treason. Picture is currently in the Tower of London, unknown date.

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John Sigismund of Hungary with Suleiman I
An Ottoman court artist's impression of the Hungarian King John Sigismund Szapolyai (r. 1540-1551 CE; 1556-1570 CE) paying homage to the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman I the Magnificient (r. 1520-1566 CE), in 1556 CE at Zemun (part of modern-day...

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Self-portrait of John André Before his Execution
A self-portrait of British Major John André (1750-1780) drawn on 1 October 1780, the night before he was hanged by the Continental Army for espionage.
Yale University Manuscripts & Archives collection.