Images

King Edward II of England (r. 1307-1327) saunters with his favorite Piers Gaveston as the English nobles look on with contempt. Painting by Marcus Stone, 1872.

A statue of King Henry V of England (r. 1413-1422), designed by John Blakely, 1990. Near Stratford-upon-Avon, West Midlands.

A statue of James II of England (r. 1685-1688) as a Roman Emperor, designed by Peter van Dievoet and Laurens van der Meulen, 1686. Trafalgar Square, London.

A statue of Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603), designed by William Kerwin, 1586. The Church of St Dunstan in the West, London.

A memorial to the English playwright Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) who was killed in a brawl in Deptford and was later buried at the Church of St Nicholas, Deptford Green. Photo by Ethan Doyle White, 20 September 2020.

Illustration of Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) being killed by Ingram Frizer, from the 1895 novel It Was Marlowe by W.G. Zeigler, illustrator unknown.

Portrait of an unknown 21-year-old man thought to be English poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593). By an unknown artist, 1585, oil on panel; currently at the Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

Portrait of Sir Francis Walsingham (c. 1532 – 1590), principal secretary and spymaster of Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603). Painting by John de Critz, c. 1589, oil on panel. In the National Portrait Gallery, London.

A photograph of a Red Army mortar unit and female medic tending a wounded soldier at the battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943 during the Second World War (1939-45).

A photograph showing a Red Army advance of infantry and tanks at the battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943 during the Second World War (1939-45).