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Attlee, Truman & Stalin, Potsdam, 1945
A photograph of UK Prime Minister Clement Attlee, US President Harry S. Truman, and the Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin at the Potsdam Conference in Germany, July-August 1945. The conference discussed issues concerning the conclusion of the...
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Portrait of Catherine the Great (Detail)
Portrait of Catherine II of Russia (the Great) in officer's uniform. The German princess (born Princess Sophia Augusta Frederica of Anhalt-Zerbst) ruled Russia from 1762 to 1796 after overthrowing her husband Peter III and became one of Russia's...
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Battle of Quebec in 1690
Battle of Quebec in October 1690 during King William's War. Illustration by Charles Van Tenac, 1847.
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Wabanaki Raid on Dover, 1689
A depiction of the Wabanaki warriors attacking Major Richard Waldron during their raid on Dover, New Hampshire, July 1689 during King William's War. By an unknown artist, circa 18th century.
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Count Frontenac with Indigenous Allies
Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac, the governor-general of New France, performs a war dance with his Native American (likely Wabanaki) allies in 1690, at the height of King William's War. By Charles William Jefferys, circa 1914. (Library...
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Death of Major Richard Waldron
Major Richard Waldron is killed by Wabanaki warriors during their raid on Dover, New Hampshire during King William's War. By an unknown artist, 1880.
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French and Wabanakis Attack Schenectady, 1690
A party of French and Wabanaki raiders attack the English outpost at Schenectady, New York, on 8 Feb 1690 during King William's War (1688-1697). By an unknown artist, 1890.
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Sir Edmund Andros
A portrait of Sir Edmund Andros, an English colonial official who served as governor for multiple colonies including New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and the short-lived Dominion of New England. By Mary Beale, circa 1680.
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Map of Arctic Discovery and Exploration
Arctic exploration represents one of humanity’s most formidable quests for discovery, driven by scientific curiosity, commercial ambition, and geopolitical competition. From the early voyages of Henry Hudson (1609–1610) to the great naval...
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Polyptych of Irminon, folio 2r
This is the folio 2 recto of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, Latin 12832, a list of name of peasants attached to the monastery of St.-Germain-des-Prés, compiled by its abbot, Irminon, in the 9th century.
