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A replica of a 17th-century matchlock firing mechanism on a musket. Typical equipment for musketeers during the English Civil Wars, this mechanism required a lit fuse to be dropped into a firing pan of priming powder which in turn set off...

An illustration of a 17th-century musketeer loading his weapon. From a series of engravings in a Dutch 1608 arms manual The Exercise of Arms. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

An example of a 17th-century flintlock firearm mechanism. A piece of flint was held in the vice which the trigger pulled down to strike a metal bar which created a spark to ignite the priming powder which then set off the main charge of gunpowder...

A drawing of a typical 17th-century musketeer. Musketeers were a standard component of European infantry armies of the period and particularly during the English Civil Wars (1642-51). Ink and watercolours. Drawn in the 19th century. (British...

Artist's impression of the legendary Greek poet Arion being rescued by dolphins after being thrown into the sea by pirates. Artwork by Mateusz Przeklasa, commissioned by Karwansaray Publishers for Ancient History Magazine. Republished...

Artist's impression of the Opening of the Mouth ritual being performed outside of a tomb in the time of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt. This ritual was performed right before the deceased is brought inside the tomb. Artwork by Marek Szyszko...

A photo showing the memorial stone of the Swiss reformer Zwingli. Located at Kappel am Albis. Image by kaveman743

A photo of the Swiss village of Kappel am Albis. During the Reformation in Switzerland, Protestants and Catholics fought each other in the village. Photo by Schulerst

Ditch Davey as Julius Caesar in Roman Empire (2016). By Netflix

An illustration by Maia Kobabe showing an Enlightenment scholar. From the novel The Jericho River by David Tollen.