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He 111 in Flight
A colourised photograph of a Heinkel He 111 bomber plane, flown by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War (1939-45). (Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-385-0587-07)
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Junkers Ju 88 & Crew
A Junkers Ju 88 bomber and its crew. The aircraft was flown by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War (1939-45). Photograph taken in June 1942. (German Federal Archives)
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Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII of England ruled as king from 1509 to 1547 CE. The second Tudor king after his father Henry VII of England (r. 1485-1509 CE), Henry had inherited a kingdom which enjoyed both unity and sound finances. Famous for his six wives as...
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Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer (l. c. 1343-1400 CE) was a medieval English poet, writer, and philosopher best known for his work The Canterbury Tales, a masterpiece of world literature. The Canterbury Tales is a work of poetry featuring a group of pilgrims...
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Henry VII of England
Henry VII of England ruled as king from 1485 to 1509 CE. Henry, representing the Lancaster cause during the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487 CE), defeated and killed his predecessor the Yorkist king Richard III of England (r. 1483-1485 CE) at...
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Richard III of England
Richard III of England ruled as king from 1483 to 1485 CE. Richard succeeded Edward V of England (r. Apr-Jun 1483 CE), the son of Edward IV of England (r. 1461-1470 CE & 1471-1483 CE) in mysterious circumstances. The young Edward V and...
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Wars of the Roses in England, 1455 - 1487
A map illustrating the course of a series of civil wars in the Kingdom of England between the houses of Lancaster and York for the crown. Known today as the Wars of the Roses (a term coined in the 19th century by Sir Walter Scott), this dynastic...
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USAAF Bombing Berlin, 1944
A photograph taken in May 1944 of a United States Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bomber over Berlin. The bomber has been damaged by bombs dropped from another plane in the formation. (Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum)
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Monument at the Site of the Battle of Waxhaws
Monument at the Site of the Battle of Waxhaws, Lancaster County, South Carolina.
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Plucking the Red & White Roses
"Plucking the Red & White Roses in the Old Temple Gardens" by Henry Payne (1868 - 1940 CE). The painting depicts Richard of York challenging Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset to choose between the White Rose of House York and the Red...