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The salvage of the Mary Rose wreck in 1982 CE. The English warship was part of Henry VIII's naval fleet but sank in a confrontation with a French fleet in July 1545 CE. The wreck is now on display in the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, England...

This 14th-century CE triptych depicting the Virgin Mary comes from St. George's Church located in Ubisa, Georgia. It was made of wood and tempera. One can clearly observe the strong Byzantine artistic influence in this triptych. (Treasury...

A 1690 portrait by Godfrey Kneller of Mary II of England. Mary was the daughter of James II of England and she married William, Prince of Orange in 1677. The couple jointly ruled England, Scotland, and Ireland. Mary II reigned from 1689 to...

Saint Mary Magdalene by Gregor Erhart around 1515-1520 CE. Sculpted in Linden wood, this statue shows the naked Mary Magdalene repenting her sins in the Grotto of Sainte-Baume (France), where she died and was believed to have been transported...

A 1558 CE painting by Hans Eworth showing Philip II of Spain (r. 1556-1598 CE) and Mary I of England (r. 1553-1558 CE) who were married from 1554 CE until Mary's death in 1558 CE. (Woburn Abbey Collection, England)

A c. 1880-84 oil on canvas painting, Portrait of Mary Cassatt, by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), the French impressionist painter. Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), also an impressionist, was good friends with Degas, although she thought this work unflattering...

The contents of a Princess Mary's Gift Tin, given at Christmas to all soldiers and sailors in the Brtish armed forces in 1914 during the First World War (1914-18). Princess Mary (1897-1965), daughter of King George V (r. 1910-36), headed...

William III of England (also William II of Scotland, r. 1689-1702) became king of England, Scotland, and Ireland after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Protestant William, Prince of Orange, was invited to rule jointly with his wife Mary II...

Mary, Queen of Scots was the queen of both Scotland (r. 1542-1567) and briefly, France (r. 1559-1560). Obliged to flee Scotland, the queen was imprisoned for 19 years by Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603) and finally executed for treason...

A colourised engraved print by Benjamin Cole showing the Irish-born pirate Anne Bonny and the English pirate Mary Read, both active in the Caribbean in 1719-20. (Appeared in an early edition of 'A General History of the Robberies and Murders...