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Map of the Mughal Empire at Its Greatest Extent, c. 1707 - Expansion, provinces, and contested frontiers
The Mughal Empire (1526–1857) emerged from the military and political ambitions of Ẓahīr al-Dīn Muḥammad Babur (reign 1526–1530), a Timurid prince from Central...
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Kamikaze Zero & USS Missouri
A Japanese kamikaze pilot flying his Mitsubishi A6M Zero plane into the hull of the USS Missouri at Okinawa in April 1945 during the Second World War (1939-45).
Imperial War Museums, London.
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John C. Frémont
A portrait of John Charles Frémont (1813-90), explorer, hero of the Mexican-American War (1845-1848), and US politician.
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Lincoln & Johnson Election Ticket, 1864
A poster for the US Presidential Election of 1864 showing Abraham Lincoln and running mate Andrew Johnson (1808-75), who himself later served as United States President (1865-9). Currier & Ives, Library of...
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Senator Andrew Johnson
An 1859 photograph by Julian Vannerson of Senator Andrew Johnson (1808-75), who later served as United States President (1865-9).
Library of Congress
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Japan's Kamikaze Warfare (1944–1945) - Japan's Organized Special Attack Campaign in WW II
Kamikaze or Tokkō (short for Tokubetsu Kōgekitai, "Special Attack Units") was Japan's organized campaign of deliberate suicide attacks during the final phase of the Second...
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The Seven Prince-Electors of the Holy Roman Empire - The Golden Bull and the Election of the King of the Romans
The Holy Roman Empire (962–1806) was a decentralized political order in which authority was shared among the monarch, territorial princes, ecclesiastical...
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Map of Timur’s Empire and Campaigns, 1370–1405 - The rise and the expansion of Tamerlane across Eurasia
The Timurid Empire under Timur (reign 1370–1405) emerged from the fragmented political world of the western Chagatai Khanate in Central Asia. Born near Kesh...
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Map of Europe on the Eve of World War I, June 1914 - Alliances, Empires, Borders, and Military Power
Between German unification (1871) and the outbreak of the First World War (1914), European international relations were increasingly shaped by alliance diplomacy...
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Two US Grumman F4F-3 Wildcats
Two US Grumman F4F-3 Wildcats, carrier-based fighters that participated in the Pacific War during the Second World War (1939-45), photographed by Second Class H.S. Fawcett on 10 April 1942. Both of these aircraft participated...
