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Achaemenid Persian Market Scene
Artist's impression of what a market scene may have looked like in the Achaemenid Persian empire. A ziggurat constructed prior to the Achaemenid period is visible in the background. Created by Amplitude Studios for the video game Humankind.
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Nazca Lines Creation
Artist's impression of how the Nazca people may have constructed the famous Nazca Lines. Created by Amplitude Studios for the video game Humankind.
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Bob Brier
Bob Brier, the author of Tutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World.
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British Executing Prisoners Using Cannons
A late-19th century painting showing British soldiers executing prisoners by tying them to a cannon and firing the weapon. This type of execution was not uncommon, particularly after the Sepoy Mutiny in India (1857-8)
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British Soldiers Looting during the Sepoy Mutiny
An 1850s illustration showing British soldiers looting in Luknow during the Sepoy Mutiny (1857-8), an activity conducted by both sides during the rebellion.
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The Recapture of Delhi
A coloured lithograph by Bequet Freres showing the British recapture of Delhi in September 1857 during the Sepoy Mutiny (1857-8). (National Army Museum, England)
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Justice - Punch Cartoon
A cartoon from Punch magazine parodying the British suppression of the Sepoy Mutiny in India of 1857-8. Cartoon by John Tenniel, 1857.
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The British Raj c. 1930
A map illustrating the extent and composition of the British Raj (from Hindi for kingdom, government) - a period of direct British rule over the subcontinent of India that started in 1858. After the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, the Act for the Better...
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Henri de La Rochejaquelein in the War in the Vendée
Henri de La Rochejaquelein leads the rebel Vendeans forward during the Battle of Cholet in the War in the Vendée. By Paul-Émile Boutigny, circa 19th century.
Museum of Art and History, Cholet.
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Vendean Rebels Cross the Loire
The Vendean rebels cross the Loire at the beginning of their ill-fated march dubbed "the Northwind Turn". The wounded General Louis-Marie de Lescure is prominently visible in the boat. Painting by Jules Girardet, 1882. Birkenhead Museum...