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Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI
A medieval manuscript illustration depicting the Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI (r. 1191-1197 CE). (Codex Manesse, 1305-1315 CE)

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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
A 1532 portrait by Jakob Seisenegger of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1519-56) with his dog. (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)

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Holy Cross Episcopal Mission Used as Hospital at Wounded Knee
The Holy Cross Episcopal Mission, Wounded Knee, South Dakota, used as a hospital for the wounded Lakota Sioux following the Wounded Knee Massacre.

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Portrait of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Portrait of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (l. 1747-92), wearing a field marshal's uniform. Painted in the workshop of Jean-Marc Nattier, c. 1790.

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Holy Cross Cathedral, Uzhhorod
The Holy Cross Cathedral is the main Greek Catholic church of Uzhhorod, Ukraine and is the residence of the Mukachevo bishops. The cathedral was founded in 1640. The exterior of the cathedral is done in the neoclassical style.

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Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Orleans
The facade of the Gothic Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Orléans, France. 13-16th century CE.

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The Debate Between Sheep and Grain
The Debate Between Sheep and Grain (c. 2000 BCE) is one of the best-known Sumerian literary debates in a genre that was popular entertainment by the late 3rd millennium BCE. In this piece, personifications of grain and sheep argue which is...

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Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Part of Votive Panel of Jan Očko of Vlašim depicting Charles IV.
Tempera on limewood, before 1371.
National Museum, Prague.

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First Crusade
The First Crusade (1095-1102) was a military campaign by western European forces to recapture the city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslim control. Conceived by Pope Urban II following an appeal from the Byzantine emperor Alexios I...

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Elgar: Land of Hope and Glory
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Elgar: Land of Hope and Glory - Arr. from "Pomp and Circumstance" March No. 1 · The Royal Choral Society · BBC Concert Orchestra · Barry Wordsworth The Last Night of the Proms Collection...