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King David writing psalms, painting by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri), Italy, 1651. This painting depicts the biblical figure of King David admiring a tablet with an incription from the psalms: ‘Glorious things...

Samson slaying a philistine, statue by Giovanni Bologna, photograph by art_traveller, February, 2010. A statue by Giovanni Bologna from c. 1562 in Italy depicting the biblical figure Samson slaying an enemy Philistine...

The Great Isaiah Scroll, unknown author, Qumran, c. 125 BCE. This scroll is one of the most important manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible, containing the entire Book of Isaiah (apart from a few damaged parts). The writing in Biblical...

The Ordinance of Secession of the US state of Georgia, declared in January 1861 during the American Civil War.

A photo showing the US amphibious assault during the battle of Guam, in the Mariana Islands, which took place in July and August 1944 during the Pacific War of the Second World War (1939-45). Imperial War Museums

A photograph showing US Marines and their trained dogs during the battle of Guam, in the Mariana Islands, which took place in July and August 1944 during the Pacific War of the Second World War (1939-45). Dogs were used...

A colour photograph taken during the battle of Guam, in the Mariana Islands, which took place in July and August 1944 during the Pacific War of the Second World War (1939-45). Naval History and Heritage Command

From mid-1942, the Allied war against Japan shifted from containing expansion to sustained counteroffensive. The Battle of the Coral Sea (May 1942) checked the seaborne advance toward...

The House of Windsor represents the modern phase in the long dynastic evolution of the British monarchy, reflecting how royal identity adapted to political pressure, public...

Throughout history, writing and other recording systems allowed societies to preserve information about administration, trade, religion, and political life. Many...