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![Paul the Apostle](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/2190.jpg?v=1713840182)
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Paul the Apostle
Paul was a follower of Jesus Christ who famously converted to Christianity on the road to Damascus after persecuting the very followers of the community that he joined. However, as we will see, Paul is better described as one of the founders...
![The Letters of Paul the Apostle to the Gentiles](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/220.jpg?v=1711109465)
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The Letters of Paul the Apostle to the Gentiles
Paul was a member of the Jewish Pharisees in the 1st century CE, who experienced a revelation of the resurrected Jesus Christ. In this vision, Jesus commissioned him to be the apostle (herald) to the Gentiles (non-Jews). After this experience...
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Map Showing Davis Island Below the Tropic of Capricorn
Ile Davis (Davis Island or Davis Land) was an island said to have been discovered in 1687 near Rapa Nui (Easter Island) by the English buccaneer Edward Davis (fl. c. 1680–1688) skipper of the Bachelor’s Delight. It is located below the Tropic...
![Political Cartoon Depicting Benedict Arnold and Jefferson Davis in Hell](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/19075.jpg?v=1718037521)
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Political Cartoon Depicting Benedict Arnold and Jefferson Davis in Hell
A Proper Family Reunion, American political cartoon showing Satan and Benedict Arnold welcoming Jefferson Davis to Hell. Arnold and Davis were considered two of the most notorious traitors in US history; Arnold, a Patriot general in the American...
![The French Exploration of New Zealand](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/15885.png?v=1653892332)
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The French Exploration of New Zealand
The French exploration of New Zealand has been overshadowed by the achievements of British navigator Captain James Cook (1728-1779), but French navigators who visited Aotearoa's (New Zealand) shores named over 100 geographical places and...
![Thomas Cavendish](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/12471.jpg?v=1618568118)
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Thomas Cavendish
Thomas Cavendish (1560-1592 CE) was an Elizabethan mariner and privateer who famously circumnavigated the globe in 1586-88 CE, only the third voyage to do so and the first to set sail with that specific intention. Returning rich from Spanish...
![Paul Cézanne](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/15335.png?v=1716265152)
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Paul Cézanne
Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) was a French post-impressionist artist. Although he struggled for recognition in his own lifetime and often lacked confidence in his work, the artist's unique style, use of light and colour, and his interest in geometric...
![Paul Revere](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18211.jpg?v=1705390330)
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Paul Revere
Paul Revere (1735-1818) was an American silversmith born in the British colony of Massachusetts. He was an active member of the Sons of Liberty during the American Revolution (c. 1765-1789) and became a folk hero for his midnight ride in...
![Paul Gauguin](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/15731.png?v=1713491344)
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Paul Gauguin
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a French neo-impressionist painter whose vivid paintings with their flat, bold colours and use of mystical and ambiguous symbols revolutionised art. Never quite gaining success in his own lifetime...
![Edward England](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14648.png?v=1711165803)
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Edward England
Edward England was an Irish pirate who operated in the Caribbean, the Eastern Atlantic, and the Indian Ocean between 1717 and 1720 during the Golden Age of Piracy (1690-1730). Captain England’s successful but brief pirate career came to an...