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Statue of Alfred the Great (r. 871-899) on the grounds of Alfred University in the town of Alfred, New York State. Built in 1990, it is inscribed "as a memorial to the Education King."

Statue of Alfred the Great (r. 871-899) in the centre of Pewsey, Wiltshire, built in 1913 to commemorate the coronation of George V (reign 1910-1936).

Bust of Alfred the Great (r. 871-899) in the Temple of British Worthies, Stowe Gardens, Buckinghamshire. Designed by Flemish sculptor Peter Scheemakers.

An engraving of John Tyler as Governor of Virginia, circa 1826. Virginia Historical Society.

Half-portrait of US President John Tyler (1790-1862), reproduction of a photographic print, circa 1860. Brady-Handy Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

The explosion onboard USS Princeton on 28 February 1844, hand-colored lithograph by N. Currier, 1844. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

First Lady Julia Gardiner Tyler, the second wife of US President John Tyler, c. 1850-60. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Official portrait of US President John Tyler (1790-1862), oil on canvas by George Peter Alexander Healy, 1864. Blue Room of the White House, Washington, D.C.

Vice President John Tyler receives news of the death of President William Henry Harrison. Illustration from between pages 12 and 13 of The Lives of the Presidents, v. 5, by William Osborn Stoddard, New York: Frederick A. Stokes & Brother...

This map illustrates the Russian Empire on the eve of World War I in 1914. Spanning from Eastern Europe to the Pacific Ocean, it was the largest contiguous empire in history. Built through centuries of conquest and colonization, Russia's...