Images

A c. 1790 oil on canvas portrait by John Opie of Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797), the feminist writer. (Tate Britain, London)

A map illustrating the Hellenic world's dynamic political landscape in the aftermath of the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BCE) and the emergence of numerous leagues and hegemonies. These alliances formed among city-states and regions to navigate...

A series of British postage stamps showing the story of Good King Wenceslas as he appears in the Christmas carol of that name. Issued in November 1973.

A 19th-century painting showing carol singers in Ukraine by Mykola Pymonenko (aka Nikolay Kornilevich Pimonenko, 1862 - 1912). (Kherson Regional Art Museum, Ukraine)

A page of sheet music for the Christmas carol The Holly and the Ivy. From a 1926 issue of the Radio Times magazine.

A poster showing the various gifts mentioned in the traditional song 12 Days of Christmas.

A 19th-century English Christmas card showing carol singers. (The British Museum, London)

Portrait of Paul Revere (1735-1818), oil on canvas by John Singleton Copley, 1768. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

The Battle of Lexington Green (19 April 1775), the first part of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which kicked off the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), oil on canvas by William Barnes Wollen, 1910. National Army Museum...

Fight at the North Bridge during the Battles of Lexington and Concord (19 April 1775), oil on board painting by Frank T. Merrill, 1909.