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The ruined gatehouse of Donnington Castle, Berkshire England. Built in 1386, the castle played an important role in the indecisive Second Battle of Newbury in October 1644 during the English Civil Wars (1642-51).

The troop dispositions of the Royalists (red) and Parliamentarians (blue) at the indecisive Second Battle of Newbury in October 1644 during the English Civil Wars (1642-51). (1844 illustration by Walter Money)

Bucrania or bull's horn decorations were installed in some of the houses of the Neolithic proto-city, Ҫatalhöyük, in central Turkey, inhabited between c. 7400 and c. 5600 BCE.

Reconstruction of the interior of a typical house in Ҫatalhöyük, a Neolithic proto-city in central Turkey, inhabited between c. 7400 and c. 5600 BCE.

Medieval turf house and church in Iceland. The Icelandic turf farmstead has developed from the longhouse, a Northern European tradition. As their name suggests, turf is one of the main materials used for its construction. Timber is...

A depiction of Sir William Johnson holding a conference with the Iroquois at his home of Johnson Hall in 1772, painting by Edward Lawson Henry, 1903. Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau.

Sir William Johnson saves the life of French General Baron Dieskau after the Battle of Lake George, 1755, oil on canvas painting by Benjamin West, between 1764 and 1768. Derby Museum and Art Gallery.

Sir William Johnson in 1763. From a plate in The Old New York Frontier by Francis Whiting Halsey, copied from a now lost original portrait by Thomas McIlworth.

A 19th-century illustration of Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Marston Moor in July 1644. The battle was won by the Parliamentarians against the Royalists during the ongoing English Civil Wars (1642-51).

A monument to the 2 July 1644 Battle of Marston Moor during the English Civil Wars (1642-51). The battle was won decisively by the Parliamentarians.