Images

Ruins of the convent of Marienthorn in Nimbschen where Katharina von Bora, wife of Martin Luther, lived from 1509 to 1523.

Katharina von Bora (1499-1552), wife of Martin Luther, oil on panel painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1526. Wartburg Stiftung, Eisenach.

The gatehouse of the now-ruined Donnington Castle, Berkshire, England. It was built in 1386. The castle hosted Royalist artillery during the indecisive Second Battle of Newbury in October 1644 during the English Civil Wars (1642-51).

A portrait of Edward Montagu, Earl of Manchester (1602-1671). Manchester commanded one of the main armies of the Parliamentarians during the English Civil Wars (1642-51) until he was discredited for his performance in the indecisive Second...

Excavations at the Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük, Turkey.

Alexander Pushkin, Russian writer (1799-1837); oil on canvas painting by Orest Kiprensky, 1827. Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

Knyaz's Court, oil on canvas by Vasily Surikov, 1874. Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

Kateryna, oil on canvas painting by Taras Shevchenko, 1842. Taras Shevchenko National Museum, Kyiv.

A map illustrating the flourishing English trade with Europe during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603). Following the abolishment of the Hanseatic merchants' Baltic monopoly, access to a new commodities market in Amsterdam...

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).