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Canadian Militia Defends Quebec from an American Attack
Canadian militia defends Quebec from an American Attack, on 31 December 1775. As Benedict Arnold's American troops breach the wall of Quebec, Canadian militiamen hold their ground and eventually win the fight. Painting by F.H. Wellington...
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American Invasion of Quebec
The American invasion of Quebec (September 1775-June 1776) was a military campaign undertaken during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Hoping to induce the Province of Quebec to join the rebellion, the Second Continental Congress...
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How The Printing Press Revolutionized The World | The Machine That Made Us | Timeline
Stephen Fry takes a look inside the story of Johann Gutenberg, inventor of the world's first printing press in the 15th century, and an exploration of how and why the machine was invented. It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History...
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James II And The End Of The Stuarts | Game Of Kings | Timeline
Professor Kate Williams reflects on the reign of King James II, who ruled for only three years. Learn how this last Stuart king was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. ???? It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit...
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Bronze Zhou Cooking Vessel
A Western Zhou ceremonial bronze of cooking-vessel form inscribed to record that the King of Zhou gave a fiefdom to Shi You, ordering that he inherit the title as well as the land and people living there. Bronze Gui of Shi You (food container...
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Arnold's Column Is Shattered at the Battle of Quebec
At the Battle of Quebec (31 December 1775), the American militia commanded by Benedict Arnold are repulsed by the city's Canadian militiamen and British troops. Illustration by Charles William Jefferys, 1916; cover art for the book The father...
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Sir William Johnson Presenting Medals to Chiefs of the Six Nations at Johnstown, N.Y., 1772
A depiction of Sir William Johnson holding a conference with the Iroquois at his home of Johnson Hall in 1772, painting by Edward Lawson Henry, 1903.
Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau.
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Bismarck at Sea
A colourised version of a 1940 photograph of the German battleship Bismarck at sea. The ship was sunk in action in May 1941 in the Atlantic. (German Federal Archives)
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Bismarck, Stern View
A stern view of the German battleship Bismarck which saw action and was sunk in 1941. (German Federal Archives)
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Speer, Milch, & Messerschmitt
A 1944 photograph of Albert Speer (1905-81), German Minister of Armaments, Erhard Milch (1892-72), responsible for German aircraft production, and Willy Messerschmitt (1898-78), the aircraft designer. (German Federal Archives).
