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Maj. Gen. Samuel Gibbs' British assault against the American position at 'Line Jackson' during the Battle of New Orleans (8 Jan 1815), lithograph by Kurz & Allison, 1890. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

A photograph taken on 15 December 1917 showing German and Russian delegations signing the armistice to end hostilities between the two nations during the First World War (1914-18). German Federal Archives, Koblenz.

A January 1918 photograph showing the Russian delegation arriving at Brest-Litovsk to negotiate the terms of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. The treaty concerned Russia's withdrawal from the First World War (1914-18) and was signed on 3 March...

The Barcid Dynasty rose to prominence during the crisis years of the First and Second Punic Wars, shaping Carthaginian military strategy in the western Mediterranean (c. 275–203 BCE). In the aftermath of the First Punic War (264–241 BCE...

Wallis Simpson (1896 - 1986) photographed in 1934 (approx.). This photograph is most likely by Angelo Laviosa, who was a society photographer in New York. It is signed "A. Laviosa" in the bottom right hand corner. Wallis Simpson was an American...

Picture of a hutong in Beijing (2008). A hutong is a narrow street or alley, most commonly associated with Beijing.

King Edward VIII (1894-1972) and Wallis Simpson (1896 - 1986) on holiday in Yugoslavia, 1936, before the abdication of the king.

The Empress Mother Cixi (1835 - 1908) photographed in 1903 with the wives of the diplomatic corps having a tea in the Forbidden City, the Chinese imperial palace. After the death of her husband, the Chinese emperor Xianfeng (1831-1861), Cixi...

Paul French (born 1966) is a British author and journalist specialised in China, where he worked for many years. His books include Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China (2011), City...

Portrait of Henry Clay by John Neagle, 1843. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.