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WWII's Iconic Machines of War - How Military Hardware Reflected National Values
An infographic of the most iconic military machines from the Second World War (1939-45). WWII marked a decisive shift in the nature of warfare, as victory depended not only on soldiers and commanders but on the industrial capacity, technological...
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Jefferson Davis, 1859
Portrait of Jefferson Davis two years before he became president of the Confederate States of America, photograph by Julian Vannerson, 1859.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Jefferson Davis, 1885
Portrait of Jefferson Davis in his later years at his home of Beauvoir in Mississippi, photograph by Edward L. Wilson, c. 1885.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Map of North Africa and the Western Mediterranean c. 1065 - Power Shifts in the Post-Caliphate Maghreb
Around 1065, the geopolitical landscape of North Africa and the western Mediterranean was marked by fragmentation, migration, and the rise of new regional powers. Older political structures were weakening, while emergent dynasties and mobile...
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The Wars of the Roses in England (1455–1487) - House of York vs. House of Lancaster
The Wars of the Roses (1455–1487) were a prolonged series of dynastic civil wars that destabilized England during the late 15th century, fought between two rival branches of the Plantagenet dynasty: the House of York, symbolized by the white...
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Map of the Rise and Expansion of the Merovingians, c. 639
The Merovingians (c. 481–751 CE) were a Frankish dynasty that rose to prominence in the late 5th century CE, unifying diverse Frankish tribes across regions that now include France, western Germany, the Low Countries, Switzerland, and parts...
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Map of Africa after the Treaty of Versailles, c.1920
In the aftermath of World War I (1914–1918), Africa remained overwhelmingly under European colonial domination, despite widespread African participation in the war effort. While the conflict weakened several European powers, it did not dismantle...
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Map of the East India Company Trade, c.1800
The English East India Company (EIC) was established by Royal Charter on 31 December 1600 under Queen Elizabeth I (reign 1558–1603), granting it a monopoly on English trade east of the Cape of Good Hope. Initially conceived as a commercial...
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Robert Graves
A 1929 photograph of the First World War (1914-18) soldier, poet, and author Robert Graves (1895-1985). (Imperial War Museums)
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Rupert Brooke
A photograph of the First World War (1914-18) soldier and poet Rupert Brooke (1887-1915). (Imperial War Museums)
