Images

A map showing the various counties and duchies of France at the end of the 12th century.

A 1428 manuscript illustration showing Durand of Champagne presenting a book to Joan I of Navarre (1273-1305). Joan was a noted patron of literature and education. (British Library)

A detail of a statue of Joan I of Navarre who served as queen of Navarre and countess of Champagne and Brie between 1274 and 1305. The statue represents Joan in her capacity as benefactress having founded the college of Navarre at the University...

This infographic illustrates the Epic Cycle (Ἐπικὸς Κύκλος), a lost collection of ancient Greek epic poems that once narrated the full arc of the Trojan War and its aftermath, from the origins of the conflict to the heroes' returns. Though...

A 1641 illustration of the Polish Sejm or Parliament (National Library of Poland).

A 1778 oil-on-canvas painting, Church of the Holy Cross in Warsaw, by Bernardo Bellotto. (Royal Castle, Warsaw)

An oil-on-canvas c. 1680 portrait of John III Sobieski (aka Jan Sobieski, reign 1674-96), ruler of Poland-Lithuania. The artist is disputed but may be Daniel Schultz or Andreas Stech. (National Museum, Warsaw)

Baranów Sandomierski Castle, Poland, built in the 1590s.

A letter carried by the Zeppelin airship LZ 129 Hindenburg. The transatlantic zeppelins offered a postal service to their passengers. This letter was carried on the Hindenburg's first crossing to New York in May 1936. The postage stamps were...

A photo of the leader of fascist Italy Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) at the gates of Tripoli, Libya, raising the "sword of Islam" and proclaiming himself the "protector of Islam" (20th of May 1937). The photo was retouched: the groom holding...