Search Results: First lady of the united states

Portrait of Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby at prayer. Late 17th Century CE. Oil on Panel. 686 mm x 549 mm (27 in x 21 5/8 in). (National Portrait Gallery)

The Lady Chapel at Glastonbury Abbey was constructed during the 12th century CE, and the carved doorway entry depicting the life of Mother Mary is today especially celebrated.

An 1897 oil on canvas, Lady's Cove, Langland Bay, by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), the Franco-British impressionist painter. The artist painted a series of canvases with the cove and its rocks in all weather condtions. (Private Collection)

Below the solar disc, the lady appears standing at right adorning the barque of the sun god who is accompanied by Osiris and 2 other deities The inscription is the "standard offering" formula. From Egypt, precise provenance of excavation...

Ancient Maya government was formed on the basis that rulers were thought to have been god-like, which to some might suggest one unified state. However, the consensus amongst anthropologists supports that each major Maya city remained its...

A map illustrating the city-states of Classical Greece around 500 BCE and depicting the expansion of Hellenic influence along the coasts of the Mediterranean and Black sea and the formation and scope of the Delian League, under Athenian hegemony...

A map indicating the major ancient and medieval states in sub-Saharan Africa. Areas and dates relate to a state at its peak. In addition, shaded areas are approximate indicators only. For the majority of the states, their precise borders...

The surfaces of the coffin of Diefiawet were covered with painted scenes and hieroglyphic texts to assist and protect her passage into the afterlife. Isis and Nephthys, the sisters of Osiris, protect the head and the foot of the mummy, and...

The surfaces of the coffin of Diefiawet were covered with painted scenes and hieroglyphic texts to assist and protect her passage into the afterlife. Isis and Nephthys, the sisters of Osiris, protect the head and the foot of the mummy, and...

A map of the Hittite Empire and surrounding states, including the Assyrian Empire, the Egyptian Empire, and Ahhiyawa. This map is an extract from the book Empires of Bronze by Gordon Doherty, republished with permission.