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A gold five guinea coin minted in 1692 during the joint reign of William III of England (r. 1689-1702) and Mary II of England (r. 1689-1694). Bode-Museum, Berlin.

An 1833 portrait by Martin Archer Shee of William IV of Great Britain (r. 1830-1837) wearing the robes of the Order of the Garter. (Royal Collection)

Bullet holes in the wall from the assassination of William the Silent in 1584. Prinsenhof Museum, Delft, the Netherlands.

Statue of William III of England, designed by German artist Heinrich Baucke, 1907. Outside Kensington Palace, London.

William Wirt (1772-1834), an American author and politician who served as US attorney general from 1817 until 1829. Wirt was also a historian, most famous for his biography of Patrick Henry, which contained a reconstruction of Henry's "Give...

A mid-13th century CE illustration of William II of England (r. 1087-1100 CE). From a work by Mathew Paris, c. 1200-1259 CE. (British Library, London).

A portrait of Major-General William Elphinstone (1782-1842) who commanded the army of the British East India Company in its infamous retreat from Kabul in January 1842 during the First Anglo-Afghan War (1838-42). (National Portrait Gallery...

A 1560's CE portrait of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-1598 CE) who was Elizabeth I of England’s most important minister for much of her reign (1558-1603 CE). (National Portrait Gallery, London)

A 16th century CE portrait of William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1520-1598 CE), Secretary of State and Lord Treasurer during the reign of Elizabeth I of England (1558-1603 CE). (National Portrait Gallery, London)

The Great Seal of William II of England (r. 1087-1100 CE). (From 'The Pictorial History of England', by George Lillie Craik etal., Harper & Brothers, 1846 CE).