Images

Statue of Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre (also known as Joan III of Navarre, l. 1528-1572) by the artist Jean-Louis Brian (l. 1805-1864), Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, France.

The International Monument to the Reformation (Reformation Wall), Geneva, Switzerland. The monument honors the leading figures of Calvinism and was unveiled in 1909 on the 400th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin (l. 1509-1564). Reformer...

Engraving of Jeanne de la Motte, mastermind behind the affair of the diamond necklace. Made by John Goldar, c. 1790. Bibliothèque nationale de France.

Recreation of the diamond necklace at the center of the affair of the diamond necklace (1784-86). Château de Breteuil, France. Photo taken by Jebulon, 18 July 2010.

Portrait depicting Louis René Édouard, cardinal de Rohan (1734-1803). A former ambassador, Cardinal de Rohan was despised by Queen Marie Antoinette of France and became embroiled in the affair of the diamond necklace in an attempt to win...

Marie Antoinette in a Muslin Dress, painting by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, 1783. This painting was criticized for depicting a queen in informal attire. Hesse House Foundation, collection of the prince Ludwig von Hessen und bei Rhein, Wolfsgarten...

Michael Servetus (l. c. 1509-1553), engraving by Christian Fritzsch, c. 1740. Private collection.

William Farel, 16th-century painting. Bibliothèque Publique et Universitaire, Geneva.

An illustration depicting the strict hierarchical structure of the societies of Western Europe in the Middle Ages (c.10th-13th century) based on a tenement-based distribution of the land into units or "fiefs." During a period commonly known...

The hypostyle hall of the Temple of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel is 18 m (59 ft) long and 16.7 m (55 ft) wide and is supported by eight massive pillars depicting the deified Ramesses linked to the god Osiris. The temple's interior is decorated...