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Romeo and Juliet are married in secret by Friar Laurence, as depicted in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, oil on canvas painting by P. Leroy, c. 1880. Private collection.

Mercutio bids farewell to Juliet's Nurse after mocking her in Act II Scene IV of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, oil on canvas painting by John Massey Wright, c. 1820. Folger Shakespeare Library.

Romeo fights Tybalt in Act III Scene I of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, leading to the death of Tybalt and Romeo's banishment from Verona, oil on board painting by Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (consort of Queen Victoria...

This map illustrates the Indian Ocean trade (15th–16th centuries), a vast maritime network linking East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, facilitating the exchange of spices, textiles, metals, timber, and luxury goods...

Emperor Hadrian (r. 117–138 CE) was known for his extensive travels across the Roman Empire and his habit of renaming, founding, or elevating cities in his name. Many of these cities were called Hadrianopolis (Ἁδριανούπολις), reflecting his...

A photgraph taken in July 1941 showing German armoured vehicles in Belarus during Operation Barbarossa in the Second World War (1939-45). (Polish National Digital Archives)

General Dmitry Grigorevich Pavlov (1897-1941) in 1938. Pavlov commanded the Red Army on the Soviet Western Front during Operation Barbarossa in the Second World War (1939-45). (German Federal Archives)

German field marshal Fedor von Bock (1880-1945) in 1939. Bock commanded important victories in the invasion of Poland in 1939, the Fall of France, and Operation Barbarossa during the Second World War (1939-45). (German Federal Archives)

A July 1941 photograph showing lines of Soviet prisoners following the battle of Białystok-Minsk in Jun-Jul 1941 during Operation Barbarossa of the Second World War (1939-45). In the battle, the USSR's Red Army was defeated by Axis forces...

A July 1941 photograph showing the ruins of Minsk following the battle of Białystok-Minsk in Jun-Jul 1941 during Operation Barbarossa of the Second World War (1939-45). In the battle, the USSR's Red Army was defeated by Axis forces. (German...