Images

Bal des Ardents or the Ball of the Burning Men (28 January 1393), illustration in the Chronicles of Jean Froissart, FR 2646, folio 176 recto, 15th century. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris.

A 1919 photograph of a Kuperjanov partisan battalion in Estonia during the Russian Civil War of 1918-22. (National Archives of Estonia)

A 1919 photograph of a Kolchak unit of the White army which fought during the Russian Civil War (1918-22).

Tomb of Raziya Sultan, photograph by Varun Shiv Kapur, Delhi, 17 November 2015. After a coup plot and uprising against her by powerful nobles, Razia Sultan was killed on 14 October 1240. She was buried initially in Kaithal, but her body...

Razia Sultan riding a horse, painting by an unknown artist, c. 18th century. Razia Sultan was well known for her love of horseback riding from a young age. Here she is depicted in a similar way to Sultana Chand Bibi (1550-1600), the regent...

Razia Sultan, laquer-binding cover by unknown artist in Tulsi Das (1532-1623): Ramcharitmanas, India, c. 1830-1836. Holding a rose with one hand and a sword with another, the 13th-century ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, Razia Sultan, is shown...

Razia Sultan, Silver Tanka, 13th-century silver coin held by the Sarmaya Arts Foundation, Mumbai, c. 1236. Coins of Razia Sultan are incredibly rare, given that her reign was so short. Her father's name, Iltutmish, and the word 'nusrat,'...

The plaque of William Barret Travis's letter from the Alamo, photograph by Betsy Mark, February 2004. Located at the modern-day historical site of the Alamo fort in San Antonio, Texas, the plaque includes a reproduction of the famous open...

William Barret Travis, portrait included in the Dawn at the Alamo scrapbook by Henry Arthur McArdle, c. 1900. William Barret "Buck" Travis (1809-1836) was commander of the Alamo garrison during the siege of the fort by Mexican forces and...

Surrender of Santa Anna, oil on canvas painting by William Henry Huddle, 1886. Depicted here is the morning after the Battle of San Jacinto, fought April 21, 1836. Captured General Santa Anna, commanding the Mexican forces, surrenders to...