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By May 1917, the First World War (1914–1918) had transformed the political and military geography of Europe. The Western Front remained entrenched across France and...

The Wreck of the 'Gloucester' off Yarmouth, 6 May 1682, oil on canvas, by Johan Danckerts, c. 1682. The painting shows James in the stern of a small boat being rowed away from the sinking Gloucester...

Battle of Prague, 6 May 1757, illustration by unknown artist, c. 1760. This illustration depicts Prussian troops, led by King Frederick II of Prussia, driving back the Austrian troops into Prague. The Battle of Prague...

The Uprising of 2 May 1808, or The Charge of the Mamluks, oil on canvas by Francisco Goya, 1814, part of a series of artworks depicting the horrors of the Peninsular War (1807-1814). This work depicts...

Battle of Lodi, 10 May 1796. Image by Carle Vernet / Johannes Allart. Museum of the French Revolution, Vizille.

The Third of May 1808, oil on canvas by Francisco Goya, 1814, part of a series of works depicting the horrors of the Peninsular War (1807-1814). This depicts the execution of Spanish civilians by a French firing squad in the...

The Mystic massacre took place on May 26, 1637, during the Pequot War, when English settlers under Captain John Mason, and Narragansett and Mohegan allies set fire to a fortified Pequot village near the Mystic River...

Massacre of the Jacobin prisoners in Lyon, 4 May 1795, during the First White Terror in the French Revolution (1789-1799). Engraving by Raffet, 1834

Battle of Yellow Tavern (11 May 1864) during the Overland Campaign of the American Civil War (1861-1865); fought six miles north of the Confederate capital of Richmond, VA, the battle resulted in the death of the...

The Battle of Aspern-Essling, 21-22 May 1809, between French and Austrian armies. The battle resulted in an Austrian victory and marked Napoleon's first major battlefield defeat in a decade. Oil on canvas painting...