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An 1830 portrait by James Lonsdale of William IV of Great Britain (r. 1830-1837) wearing masonic regalia.

Sir William Johnson in 1763. From a plate in The Old New York Frontier by Francis Whiting Halsey, copied from a now lost original portrait by Thomas McIlworth.

Capture of William I of Scotland (1165-1214 CE) during the Battle of Alnwick in 1174 CE. Courtesy of Medieval Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

William of Jumièges, who wrote his work the Gesta Normannorum Ducum (Deeds of the Norman Dukes) c. 1070 CE, is here seen handing over his completed work to William the Conqueror (r. 1066-1087 CE). Mainly writing on the Norman conquest of...

The Kon-Tiki expedition of 1947, led by the Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl (1914-2002), successfully crossed 8,000 km (5,000 miles) of the Pacific Ocean from Peru to the Tuamotu Islands on a balsa-wood raft. The aim of the expedition was to demonstrate...

The Norman conquest of England, led by William the Conqueror (r. 1066-1087 CE) was achieved over a five-year period from 1066 CE to 1071 CE. Hard-fought battles, castle building, land redistribution, and scorched earth tactics ensured that...

A depiction of William the Conqueror, aka William I (r. 1066-1087 CE) from the 11th century CE Bayeux Tapestry. (Centre Guillaume le Conquérant, Bayeux, France)

A statue of the Scottish national hero William Wallace (c. 1270-1305) in Aberdeen. Sculpted by William Grant Stevenson c. 1888.

The tomb of the famous English knight Sir William Marshal (c. 1146-1219 CE), who was also Protector of the Kingdom and regent for Henry III (1216-1272 CE). Temple Church, London.

A statue of Sir William Wallace (c. 1270-1305 CE), a Scottish knight and national hero who fought for his country’s independence from England. (Edinburgh Castle)