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Battle of Crysler's Farm
The Battle of Crysler's Farm (11 November 1813) was a major battle in the War of 1812. Fought along the banks of the St. Lawrence River, it saw a British and Canadian force defeat a much larger American army, thwarting the United States'...

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Twelfth Night - Shakespeare's Most Festive Play
Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare (l. c. 1564-1616), written between 1600 and 1601 and first performed on 2 February 1602. As suggested by the title's allusion to Twelfth Night – the night before...

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Malvolio and Sir Toby, from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
A depiction of Act 2 Scene 3 of William Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night in which the puritanical servant Malvolio tries to quiet down Sir Toby Belch and his fellow revelers. It is in this scene that Sir Toby delivers the famous line: "Dost...

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Sir Toby Coming to the Assistance of Sir Andrew Aguecheek
In Act IV Scene I of William Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night, Sir Toby Belch rushes to the assistance of Sir Andrew Aguecheek, who is being beaten bloody by Sebastian. Oil on panel by Arthur Boyd Houghton, c. 1854. Folger Shakespeare...

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James Wilkinson
James Wilkinson, oil on canvas portrait by Charles Willson Peale, 1797.
Independence National Historical Park Collection, Philadelphia.

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James Wilkinson, c. 1820
James Wilkinson as US envoy to Mexico, c. 1820-1825, portrait by John Wesley Jarvis.

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Toby Schmitz as John Rackham
Toby Schmitz as the English pirate John Rackham, aka 'Calico Jack' (d. 1720) in the TV series Black Sails.
©2017 Starz Entertainment

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Sir Toby Belch
Sir Toby Belch, a comedic character from William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, oil on canvas by George Henry Hall, 1854.
Folger Shakespeare Library.

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The First Labor Strike in History
The most important cultural value in ancient Egypt was harmony; known to the Egyptians as ma'at. Ma'at was the concept of universal, communal, and personal balance which allowed for the world to function as it should according to the will...

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Conway Cabal
The Conway Cabal was a movement undertaken by American military officers and political leaders to remove General George Washington from command of the Continental Army during the winter of 1777-78. These Patriot leaders had lost confidence...