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Philip of Anjou is Proclaimed King of Spain
Philip of France, Duke of Anjou, Proclaimed King Philip V of Spain, 16 November 1700, oil on canvas by François Gérard, 1824.
Philip's accession to the Spanish throne triggered the War of the Spanish Succession.
Château de Chambord.
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476: The New Political Face of the Western Mediterranean
The map show the political situation within the western regions of the Mediterranean after the deposition of the last Western emperor, Romolus Augustulus, by Odoacer, the commander of the Italian imperial army. In reality, the Western Roman...
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Map of the Shang Dynasty of China, c. 1100 BCE - Bronze, Kingship, and Networks in the Yellow River World
The Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BCE) represents one of the earliest historically attested states in China, emerging in the Yellow River basin after the period traditionally associated with the Xia. Rather than a territorially unified state...
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Battle of Malplaquet
The Battle of Malplaquet, 1709, oil on canvas after Jan van Huchtenburgh, c. 1720-30.
The Battle of Malplaquet (11 Sept 1709) was one of the bloodiest battles of 18th-century Europe.
Royal Collection, London.
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Map of the Aegean Bronze Age Civilizations, c. 3000-1100 BCE - From Minoan Maritime Exchange to Mycenaean Dominance
The Aegean world of the Bronze Age (c. 3000–1100 BCE) was shaped by shifting centers of power, interaction, and cultural exchange, most notably between the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations. The Minoans (c. 2000–1450 BCE), based on Crete...
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Dar es-Salaam, German East Africa
A photograph showing Dar es-Salaam when it was the capital of German East Africa. Taken some time just before or during the First World War (1914-18).
German Federal Archives
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Askari Troops, German East Africa
A photograph showing a parade of African Askari troops commanded by German officers in German East Africa. Taken some time during the First World War (1914-18).
German Federal Archives
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Maji-Maji Rebellion, German East Africa
An early-20th-century painting by Wilhelm Kuhnert depicting German-led African Askari troops at the Battle of Mahenge during the Maji-Maji Rebellion (1905-7) against colonial rule in German East Africa.
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Carl Peters
A photograph of the German explorer and colonial administrator Carl Peters (1856-1918). He was instrumental in establishing German East Africa in the 1880s but was later dismissed for his brutal regime.
German Federal Archives
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Ariake Sea and Yushima at Hara Castle
The Ariake Sea and Yushima at Hara Castle, photograph by Matthew Allison, 4 October 2025. Hara Castle, Minamishimabara, sits on the coastline of the Ariake Sea, as photographed above. It was along this shoreline that the rebels of the Shimabara...
