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Ship Money
Ship Money was a tax applied by medieval monarchs to English coastal communities to pay for ships for the Royal Navy and so ward off pirates and enemies of the state. During the reign of Charles I of England (r. 1625-1649), the tax was used...
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Retracting Gun Turret, Maginot Line
A diagram of a retracting gun turret of the Maginot Line, France's Second Woorld War (1939-45) defences along the border with Germany and Switzerland.
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RMS Titanic
The RMS Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner, which sank after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York on 15 April 1912. Over 1,500 men, women, and children lost their lives. There were 705 survivors. In...
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The Construction of the Yamanote Line
The Yamanote Line is a loop rail line that runs around the central part of Tokyo. This map shows how the line developed over time.
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Nazca Line Spider
A geoglyph showing the Nazca Line Spider. The designs and lines created on the desert floor of southern Peru are known collectively as the 'Nazca Lines' and were made over several centuries between 200 BCE and 500 CE. Their exact purpose...
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The Line of Poplars at Moret-sur-Loing by Sisley
An 1890 oil on canvas, The Line of Poplars at Moret-sur-Loing, by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), the Franco-British impressionist painter. (Musée d'Orsay, Paris)
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Nazca Line Monkey
Aerial photograph taken in 1953 CE by Maria Reiche (1903 - 1998 CE). Maria Reiche was a German-born Peruvian mathematician and archaeologist who is known for her research on the Nazca Lines in Peru. The photo shows a geoglyph of a monkey...
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Nazca Line Human Figure
A Nazca geoglyph depicting a human figure. The designs and lines created on the desert floor of southern Peru are known collectively as the 'Nazca Lines' and were made over several centuries between 200 BCE and 500 CE. Their exact purpose...
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Nazca Line Hummingbird
A Nazca geoglyph depicting a hummingbird. The designs and lines created on the desert floor of southern Peru are known collectively as the 'Nazca Lines' and were made over several centuries between 200 BCE and 500 CE. Their exact purpose...
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Nazca Line Cactus
A Nazca geoglyph depicting a cactus. The designs and lines created on the desert floor of southern Peru are known collectively as the 'Nazca Lines' and were made over several centuries between 200 BCE and 500 CE. Their exact purpose is not...
