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![Isabella of France](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17340.jpg?v=1682884443)
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Isabella of France
Isabella of France (c. 1292-1358) was the queen consort of Edward II of England (r. 1307-1327). After heading a coup to overthrow her husband, she ruled as regent for their young son, Edward III of England (r. 1327-1377) until he forced her...
![Plymouth Colony](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13015.jpg?v=1697114406)
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Plymouth Colony
The Plymouth Colony (1620-1691) was the first English settlement in the region of modern-day New England in the United States, settled by the religious Separatists known as the “pilgrims” who crossed the Atlantic Ocean on the Mayflower in...
![Domesday Book](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/9476.jpg?v=1706489826)
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Domesday Book
Domesday Book was a comprehensive survey and record of all the landowners, property, tenants and serfs of medieval Norman England. It was compiled in 1086-7 under the orders of William the Conqueror (r. 1066-87). The record is unique in European...
![William Bradford](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13061.jpg?v=1713413166)
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William Bradford
William Bradford (l. 1590-1657 CE) was one of the leading members of the congregation of pilgrims who came to North America aboard the Mayflower, a signer of the Mayflower Compact, and the second governor of the Plymouth Colony after the...
![The Literary Development of the Arthurian Legend](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/6684.jpg?v=1641497403)
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The Literary Development of the Arthurian Legend
The Arthurian legend begins with the Welsh cleric Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 1100 - c. 1155 CE). Earlier history writers such as Gildas, Bede, and Nennius had already established the existence of a British war-chief who defeated the Saxons...
![Ghosts in the Middle Ages](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/10950.jpg?v=1651766947)
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Ghosts in the Middle Ages
The medieval Church informed the people's religious imagination during the Middle Ages (c. 476-1500) and the world was therefore interpreted - even by heterodox Christians - through the Church's lens. Ghosts – referred to as revenants – were...
![Mayflower Passengers & Crew](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13060.jpg?v=1618822803)
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Mayflower Passengers & Crew
The 102 Mayflower passengers were a diverse group made up of religious separatists (later known as pilgrims) and others referred to by the pilgrims as Strangers (people who did not share their faith). The ship also had a crew of approximately...
![An A to Z of Pirate & Seafaring Expressions](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14535.png?v=1715225469)
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An A to Z of Pirate & Seafaring Expressions
Pirates, especially those of the so-called Golden Age of Piracy (c. 1690-1730), are particularly famous for their pithy expressions which relate to all things nautical, general roistering, and life of crime on the High Seas. There is even...
![The Capture of Jerusalem, 1099 CE](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/8983.jpg?v=1718121016)
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The Capture of Jerusalem, 1099 CE
The capture of Jerusalem from Muslim control was the primary goal of the First Crusade (1095-1102 CE), a combined military campaign organised by western rulers, the Pope, and the Byzantine Empire. After a brief siege, the city was captured...
![Warren Hastings](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16534.png?v=1672948148)
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Warren Hastings
Warren Hastings (1732-1818) was appointed the Governor of Bengal by the British East India Company (EIC) in 1772 and became its first Governor-General in India from 1774 to 1785. Under his tenure, the EIC ruthlessly expanded its territory...