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Caractacus Led in Triumph Through Rome, lithographic print by John Linnell the Younger after the cartoon by George Frederick Watts, 1847. Caratacus (or Caractacus) was a Briton chieftain who made war against the invading legions of the Roman...

Caractacus, illustration by William Callis Roffe after the statue by John Henry Foley, 1860. Roffe's illustration captures Foley's heroic representation of Caratacus (or Caractacus), the Briton chieftain who made war against the invading...

A still shot from the MGM-United Artists film Khartoum (1966) showing the siege of Khartoum in 1884-5 during the Mahdist War (1881-99)

An illustration showing the Sudanese capital Khartoum in 1888 during the Mahdist War (1881-99).

A map showing the natural and manmade defences of Khartoum during the siege of Khartoum in 1884-5 during the Mahdist War (1881-99).

A jibba (jibbah), a garment worn by Mahdists in the Mahdist War (1881-99). The coloured patches represented a rejection of worldly goods. Essex Regiment Museum, Chelmsford, UK.

An 1884 portrait (based on a photograph) of General Charles Gordon (1833-85) dressed in Egyptian uniform when serving as Governor-General in Sudan. Bibliothèque nationale de France

The Second Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902) was a major conflict between the British Empire and the Boer republics of the South African Republic (Transvaal) and the Orange Free State, rooted in imperial rivalry, economic interests, and competing...

Louis XIV sitting with Madame de Ventadour and his heirs, oil on canvas by unknown artist, Versailles, c. 1715-1720. Portrait of King Louis XIV of France with his family. The figures depicted include Louis XIV (seated), his son Louis le...

Wedding of King Louis XIV of France and Marie-Thérèse of Spain, oil on canvas by Jacques Laumosnier, c. 1660-1700. This painting depicts the wedding of Louis XIV and Marie-Thérèse on the 9th of June, 1660. The union of France and Spain signaled...