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Feast of William the Conqueror
A scene from the 11th century CE Bayeux Tapestry showing the celebratory feast of William the Conqueror after the Battle of Hastings in 1066 CE. In the centre is Odo, Bishop of Bayeux and probable patron of the tapestry. (Centre Guillaume...
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Execution of William Tyndale
Woodcut image of the execution of William Tyndale (c. 1494-1536) from Foxe's Book of Martyrs (1563). Tyndale was first strangled, in recognition of his standing as a scholar, and then his corpse was burned at the stake. His last words were...
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William Marshal Fighting Baldwin Guisnes
A 13th century CE illustration of the famous English knight Sir William Marshal (c. 1146-1219 CE) unseating Baldwin Guisnes. (From the Historia Major of Matthew Paris, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College Library, vol 2, p. 85)
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William Cecil, Baron Burghley
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)
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Coin of William III & Mary II of England
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.
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Bullet Holes from the Assassination of William the Silent
Bullet holes in the wall from the assassination of William the Silent in 1584.
Prinsenhof Museum, Delft, the Netherlands.
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Major-General William Elphinstone
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...
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William IV in Order of the Garter Robes
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)
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William Cecil, Lord Burghley
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)
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William Wirt
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...
