Images

Portrait of William Pepperrell, oil on canvas painting by John Smibert, 1746. Pepperrell (1696-1759) led the colonial troops that captured the fortress of Louisbourg in 1745 during King George's War. He was made a baronet for his victory...

A View of the Landing the New England Forces in ye Expedition Against Cape Breton, coloured line engraving by Brooks after J. Stevens, 1747. Depicted here is a scene from the Siege of Louisbourg of 1745, a major battle in King George's War...

The Star Spangled Banner, painting by Percy Moran, c.1913. This painting shows Francis Scott Key standing on a ship whilst pointing at the US flag over Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore in 1814. His poem about the British bombardment...

Susanna Dickinson (c. 1814-1883), the "Messenger of the Alamo." Photo from McArdle collection at Texas State Library & Archives Commission. Date: Nineteenth century Photographer: Texas State Library & Archives Commission.

A map of the German invasion of Poland in 1939 which marked the beginning of the Second World War (1939–1945). The campaign demonstrated the devastating effectiveness of Blitzkrieg, a new form of fast, coordinated warfare combining armor...

Ancient Greek neck amphora, from the Etruscan city of Vulci in the modern-day Lazio region of Italy, 510-500 BCE. Theseus, standing to the right, wears a richly patterned tunic and a lion's skin. In a decisive moment, he leans in, restraining...

A photograph of the 'Big Four' leaders at the Paris Peace Conference at Versailles which decided peace terms after the First World War (1914-18). Left to Right: Prime Minister of Italy Vittorio Orlando (1860-1952), Prime Minister of the United...

Actor Fess Parker in his role as Davy Crockett in the Disney Studio's production of the Davy Crockett miniseries (1954-1955). Parker's Crockett was so electrifying that it led to the Crockett Craze of the 1950s, during which children of all...

Portrait of David 'Davy' Crockett by John Gadsby Chapman, engraving by C. Stuart, part of the Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection, 1839. National Museum of American History, Behring Center.

A 1919 photograph of the Arabian Commission to the Paris Peace Conference at Versailles which decided peace terms after the First World War (1914-18). Standing in the foreground is Emir Faisal while to the rear and immediate right of Faisal...