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Doctor Joseph Warren (1741-1775) was a physician from Boston, Massachusetts, who became an important political leader of the Patriot movement during the early years of the American Revolution (c. 1765-1789). Known for dispatching Paul Revere...

Mercy Otis Warren (1728-1814) was an American poet, playwright, and activist during the era of the American Revolution (1765-1789). Through her works of political satire, she advocated for the Patriot cause and became acquainted with several...

Warren Hastings (1732-1818) was appointed the Governor of Bengal by the British East India Company (EIC) in 1772 and became its first Governor-General in India from 1774 to 1785. Under his tenure, the EIC ruthlessly expanded its territory...

Charlemagne (Charles the Great, also known as Charles I, l. 742-814) was King of the Franks (r. 768-814), King of the Franks and Lombards (r. 774-814), and Holy Roman Emperor (r. 800-814). He is among the best-known and most influential figures...

Paul Revere (1735-1818) was an American silversmith born in the British colony of Massachusetts. He was an active member of the Sons of Liberty during the American Revolution (c. 1765-1789) and became a folk hero for his midnight ride in...

An illustration of the public trial of Warren Hastings (1732 - 1818) in Westminster Hall from 1787. Hastings was a colonial administrator and the first Governor-General of the East India Company. He was impeached by Parliament for corruption...

The death of Dr. Joseph Warren, one of Massachusetts' most influential revolutionary leaders, at the Battle of Bunker Hill on 17 June 1775. Oil on canvas painting by John Trumbull, 1786. Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

James Warren, a Massachusetts politician during the American Revolution. Oil on canvas portrait by John Singleton Copley, c. 1763. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Mercy Otis Warren (1728-1814, American poet, playwright, and political activist during the American Revolution. Oil on canvas portrait by John Singleton Copley, c. 1763. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

A c. 1783 portrait by Joseph Zoffany of Warren Hastings (1732 - 1818), the colonial administrator and first Governor-General of the East India Company. Courtesy of the Paul Mellon Collection, Yale Center for British Art, Yale University...