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The Battle of Flamborough Head (23 September 1779) was one of the most famous naval engagements of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Fought off the coast of Yorkshire, England, it pitted the USS Bonhomme Richard...

The House of Windsor represents the modern phase in the long dynastic evolution of the British monarchy, reflecting how royal identity adapted to political pressure, public...

An illustration of the entangled family line of the House of Atreus from Greek mythology, which featured promptly amongst the ancient Greek Tragedies. The cursed House of Atreus is one of the most prominent examples of...

The great estates of the Gilded Age were more than lavish displays of wealth for the American aristocracy c. 1870-1917, they supported the economy of the local communities and encouraged development. As...

Rulers of Scotland from 1371 and of England and Ireland from 1603, the House of Stuart presided over an era of dynastic union, religious conflict, civil war, regicide, and eventual...

House of the Ray family at Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, photograph by J. Pinta, SW Missouri, 10 March 2014. The Ray House is one of the few remaining structures from the Battle of Wilson's...

Reconstruction of a Neolithic stilt house. Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen, Uhldingen-Mühlhofen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Patrick Henry Before the Virginia House of Burgesses, painting by the American artist Peter F. Rothermel (l. 1817-1895 CE), 1852 CE. The painting depicts the patriot Patrick Henry proclaiming, "If...

Reconstructed Israelite House, 10th-7th cent BCE, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel

The coat of arms of the European House of Hanover. These arms were added to the British monarchy's coat of arms during the reign of the British Hanoverians.