Images

Statue of Amakusa Shiro (1621-1638) at Shimabara Castle, Hizen Province, Japan. An almost identical statue also stands at the ruins of Hara Castle.

Depiction of the Battle of Pultusk (26 December 1806), fought between French and Russian forces during Napoleon's Polish campaign in the War of the Fourth Coalition (1806-1807). By A. Champion, 19th century.

The Battle of Hoff (6 February 1807) was fought between the Russian rearguard and the French Cavalry Reserve, a day before the bloody Battle of Eylau (7-8 February). Painting by Jean-Charles Langlois, before 1849. Palace of Versailles...

A 1733 portrait by Balthasar Denner of the composer George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). (German Historical Museum, Berlin)

The tomb marker of George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) in Westminster Abbey. The year of birth is here incorrect.

The Chandos Portrait of George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Painted c. 1720. Once attributed to James Thornhill. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge)

A c. 1727 oil-on-canvas portrait of the composer George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Attributed to Balthasar Denner. (National Portrait Gallery, London)

Inscription in the façade of Saint Peter in Golden Sky (Pavia), the church (crypt) where Boethius' mortal remains rest. The writing quotes the verses dedicated to him in the tenth canto of Dante's Paradise: "The body whence it was chased...

On 7 February 1807, the first day of the Battle of Eylau, French and Russian forces battled over the church and cemetery of the village of Eylau, each pouring more men into the slaughter. The French possessed the cemetery by day's end, though...

On 8 February 1807, the second day of the Battle of Eylau, Marshal Joachim Murat leads the French Cavalry Reserve in a massive charge; involving over 11,000 men, it is one of the greatest cavalry charges of history. Painting by Jean-Antoine-Siméon...