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An engraving by Henry Hoppner Meyer showing George III of Great Britain (r. 1760-1820) towards the end of his life when his mental illness led to his son becoming Prince Regent (1811-20). (National Portrait Gallery, London)

George Armstrong Custer and his wife Elizabeth "Libbie" Custer, photo by Matthew Brady, 1864. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

A 1730's portrait of George II of Great Britain (r. 1727-1760) by Charles Jervas. (Royal Collection)

The Copper Horse statue, depicting George III of Great Britain (r. 1760-1820) as a Roman emperor on horseback. Designed by Richard Westmacott, 1829. Windsor Great Park, Berkshire, England.

A photograph showing King Geroge VI (r. 1936-52) and Queen Elisabeth visiting the bomb damage at Buckingham Palace during the London Blitz, September 1940. (Imperial War Museums)

Bourges Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Stephen, is a Gothic cathedral located in Bourges, Le Cher, central France. Built from 1195 to 1245, the cathedral is one of the largest in Europe and contains many magnificent stained glass windows which...

George Gemistos Plethon, painting by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1459-1461 CE. Palazzo Medici, Florence. George Gemistos Plethon was a leading philosophic thinker of his day. He moved to Mystras around 1407 CE, where he could more freely express...

"Washington as Farmer at Mount Vernon", painted 1851 CE by Junius Brutus Stearns (1810–1885 CE). The painting depicts George Washington (1732–1799 CE) on his Mount Vernon plantation. Collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

A young George Washington in his first career as a land surveyor, c. 1750. Painting by Henry Hintermeister, January 1948.

George Washington as commander of the Continental Army, 1776. That year, which saw the defeat of Washington's army at the Battle of Long Island and in the subsequent New York Campaign of 1776 was the bleakest year of Washington's military...