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Tsar Peter III & Catherine the Great
A Portrait of Tsar Peter III and his wife, the future Catherine the Great, oil on canvas by Georg Christoph Grooth, c. 1745.
Odesa Fine Arts Museum, Odesa, Ukraine.

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George III by Ramsay
A 1762 portrait of George III of Great Britain (r. 1760-1820) by Allan Ramsay. (Historicalportraits.com)

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King Tiglath Pileser III Holds a Bow
Siege scene depicting the Assyrian king Tiglath Pileser III armed with a bow. Next to him, an Assyrian warrior wears a classical pointed Assyrian helmet and holds a dagger. Alabaster wall relief, from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Mesopotamia...

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Hattusili III's Letter to Kadasman-Enlil II
This clay tablet represents a letter from Ḫattušili III (king of the Hittite Empire) to Kadašman-Enlil II (Kadashman-Enlil II; the Kassite king of Babylon). The beginning reads "I mourned for your father and shed tears for him. I sent a messenger...

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Edward III & Edward the Black Prince
A c. 1390 CE manuscript illustration showing Edward III of England presenting his son Edward the Black Prince with the title of Prince of Aquitaine, an act made in 1362 CE. (British Library, London)

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Richard III of England, National Portrait Gallery
Late 16th Century CE portrait of Richard III of England (r. 1483 - 1485 CE). Unknown artist, 638 mm x 470 mm (25 1/8 in. x 18 1/2 in).
(National Portrait Gallery)

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Tiglath Pileser III
Detail of a gypsum wall relief showing the Assyrian king Tiglath Pileser III from the South-West palace at Nimrud, Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq, Neo-Assyrian Empire, 745-727 BCE. The king is recognizable by his long beard, royal head cap...

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Prenomen of Thutmose III
This is a detail of a large limestone relief (showing a boat trip) that came from the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. The throne name (prenomen) cartouche of the Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose III (regined 1479–1425 BCE...

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Coin of William III & Mary II of England
A gold five guinea coin minted in 1692 during the joint reign of William III of England (r. 1689-1702) and Mary II of England (r. 1689-1694).
Bode-Museum, Berlin.

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Tomb of Henry III of England
The effigy of Henry III of England (r. 1216 - 1272 CE), from his tomb in the Westminster Abbey, England. Gilt bronze, made c. 1292 CE.