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The mid-19th century transformation of Europe was driven above all by the unification of Italy and Germany, which reduced long-standing political fragmentation and introduced powerful new nation-states into an already competitive continental...

The rise of Constantine I "the Great" (c. 272–337 CE; reign 306–337 CE) occurred amidst the political instability of the later Roman Empire, following the collapse of Diocletian’s Tetrarchic system. Proclaimed emperor by his troops at Eboracum...

Coronation of Maria Theresa as Queen of Hungary in 1741, oil on canvas, c. 18th century.

Portrait of Frederick II of Prussia, the future Frederick the Great, shortly after ascending to the throne, oil on canvas by Antoine Pesne, c. 1740s. Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.

Portrait of Maria Theresa of Austria shortly after coming to power, oil on canvas by Martin van Meytens, c. 1744. Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna.

George II at the Battle of Dettingen, oil on canvas by Robert Alexander Hillingford, 1902. Depicted here is King George II of Great Britain directing troops at the Battle of Dettingen, 1743, part of the War of the Austrian Succession.

Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745, oil on canvas by Horace Vernet, 1828. National Museum of the Palace of Versailles and Trianon.

The Battle of Hohenfriedberg on June 4, 1745, oil on canvas by Carl Röchling, c. 1920. Depicted here are Prussian grenadiers surprising Saxon soldiers on the morning of the Battle of Hohenfriedberg (4 June 1745). Bundeswehr Military History...

Allegory in Honour of the Publication of the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, February 13, 1749, oil on canvas by Jacques Dumont, 1761. Carnavalet Museum, Paris.

Saint Cuthburga church in Wimborne Minster, photograph by Ethan Doyle White, England, 17 August, 2019. The church was originally founded by Princess Cuthburh of Wessex in 705. It was the burial site for King Aethelred of Wessex in 871, before...