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History is recorded by individual human beings with their own beliefs and interests guiding what they choose to record, and, as such, many events and details may be omitted from the account of a certain event or the story of a great person’s...

Rostam, Yazdegerd III's general, slain by Sa'd, the son of Vaqqâs the Arab, illustration from the Tarjumah-i Shâhnâmah (Translation of Shahnameh into Turkish, Spencer Coll. Turk. MS. 1), 1616-1620. New York Public Library, Digital Collections...

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An artistic impression of Alexander the Great in combat (played by Colin Farrell), from the motion picture Alexander (2004), directed by Oliver Stone.

Ludlow Castle, probably built around 1075 by the Norman lord Walter de Lacy. The castle was a major Yorkist stronghold during the Wars of the Roses (1455 - 1487 CE). Ludlow, Shropshire, England. (Photo by Colin Watts, on Unsplash)

Tjentweretheqaw was the grandmother of Iufenamun (he was a senior priest from ancient Egypt). The lid came to the Museum (wrongly) covering the coffin base and mummy of her grandson Iufenamun. Tjentweretheqaw's mummy and coffin base are not...

The Sugar Act of 1764, also known as the American Revenue Act, was legislation passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on 5 April 1764 to crack down on molasses smuggling in the American colonies and to raise revenue to pay for the colonies'...

Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester (l. 1602-1671), was a Parliamentarian commander during the English Civil Wars (1642-1651). He led the Eastern Association army before the indecisive Second Battle of Newbury in 1644 led to recriminations...

The South Rose window of Chartres Cathedral, France, 1190-1220 CE. The stained glass window shows scenes of Jesus Christ and the Judgement of the Apocalypse.

Chief Kicking Bear (l. 1845-1904) of the Oglala Lakota Sioux Nation in 1891; photo taken while he was a prisoner at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Kicking Bear is credited by some scholars with creating the ghost shirt used during the Ghost Dance...