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An infographic illustrating the exchange of diseases, animals, plants, populations, and technology between the Americas, Africa, and Eurasia in the wake of Christopher Columbus' 1492 voyage across the Atlantic, known as the "Columbian Exchange"...

A map illustrating Spain’s drive to expand its empire in South America following the occupation of the larger Caribbean islands by 1512. The promise of gold drove the Spaniards far and wide across the continent, from the Isthmus of Panama...

An architectural model of Fontevraud Abbey, Pays de la Loire, France. The abbey was founded in 1101.

The Abbey Church at Fontevraud Abbey, Pays de la Loire, France. The abbey was founded in 1101.

The interior of the church at Fontevraud Abbey, France. The four tombs belong to Henry II of England (r. 1154-1189) and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine (l. c. 1122-1204), Richard I of England (r. 1189-1199), and Isabella of Angoulême (c. 1186-1246...

The effigies of Richard I of England (r. 1189-1199) and Isabella of Angoulême (c. 1186-1246), Queen of England as the second wife of King John of England (r. 1199-1216). Fontevraud Abbey, France.

The effigy of Henry II of England (r. 1154-1189) in Fontevraud Abbey, France. Henry was the founder of the Angevins-Plantagenets.

The effigy of Isabella of Angoulême (c. 1186-1246) at Fontevraud Abbey, France. Isabella was the Queen of England as the second wife of King John of England (r. 1199-1216) who she married in August 1200.

The effigy of Richard I of England (r. 1189-1199), also known as Richard the Lionheart (Cœur de Lion). Fontevraud Abbey, France.

Woodcut of a manticore from Edward Topsell's The Historie of Foure-footed Beastes (1607).