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William IV by Lonsdale
An 1830 portrait by James Lonsdale of William IV of Great Britain (r. 1830-1837) wearing masonic regalia.
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Sir William Johnson Portrait
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.
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Capture of William the Lion
Capture of William I of Scotland (1165-1214 CE) during the Battle of Alnwick in 1174 CE. Courtesy of Medieval Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.
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William the Conqueror on Horseback, Bayeux Tapestry
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)
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William Wallace Statue, Aberdeen
A statue of the Scottish national hero William Wallace (c. 1270-1305) in Aberdeen. Sculpted by William Grant Stevenson c. 1888.
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Malcolm III of Scotland
Malcolm III of Scotland (aka Máel Coluim mac Donnchada) reigned as king from 1058 to 1093 CE. He took the throne after his young predecessor Lulach (r. 1057-1058 CE), the stepson of Macbeth, king of Scotland (r. 1040-1057 CE), was killed...
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Tomb of Sir William Marshal
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.
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Sir William Wallace
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)
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Kon-Tiki Expedition - Thor Heyerdahl's Epic Crossing of the Pacific in a Raft
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...
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William Marshal Fighting Baldwin Guisnes
A 13th century CE illustration of the famous English knight Sir William Marshal (c. 1146-1219 CE) unseating Baldwin Guisnes. (From the Historia Major of Matthew Paris, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College Library, vol 2, p. 85)
