Images

A photograph of the room in the Palazzo del Pretorio where the discussions which led to the Locarno Pact of 1925 were held. Locarno, Switzerland. (Imperial War Museums)

A map of European empires c. 1700. By the 18th century, European power had become truly global through a combination of maritime expansion, state-backed commerce, and military force. The leading Atlantic empires, Spain, Portugal, the Dutch...

A photograph of the announcement of the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928, an international attempt to ensure future world peace. Speaking is Aristide Briand (1862-1932), the French statesman, while immediately on the right is Frank B. Kellogg...

A 1912 photograph of Frank B. Kellogg (1856-1937), the United States’ secretary of state and the millionaire owner of the Kellogg brand. Kellogg was the chief negotiator of the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928, an international attempt to ensure...

A photograph taken in the 1920s of Aristide Briand (1862-1932), the French statesman who had been prime minister and instigator of both the Locarno Pact of 1925 and the Kellog-Briand Pact of 1928, international attempts to ensure future world...

A photograph of German Fokker aircraft during the First World War (1914-18). This squadron was Jagdgeschwader (fighter wing) I and, because of its brightly coloured planes, was called the 'Flying Circus' by the British. (Imperial War Museums...

The Lady of Guadalupe in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, photograph by Daniel Case, Mexico City, 20 July, 2015. Patronness of the Americas in the Catholic tradition, Our Lady of Guadalupe is an image of Mary, Mother of Jesus, that...

A 1918 photograph of the Paris Gun, a giant artillery piece used by the German Army in the last year of the First World War (1914-18). Imperial War Museums, London.

Carthage (c. 814–146 BCE) emerged as the leading Phoenician power in the western Mediterranean following its foundation by settlers from Tyre around c. 814 BCE. Built on maritime trade, naval dominance, and a dense network of colonies across...

Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, photograph by Nheyob, Jalisco, 03 March 2015. This photograph is of Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin from the Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan in Jalisco, Mexico. The saint is depicted with a halo surrounding...