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Rus Attack on Constantinople
Rus army at the walls of Constantinople, miniature from Radziwiłł Chronicle (aka Königsberg Chronicle) fol 14v, early 13th century.
Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences.
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Varangian Trade Routes
Map showing Varangian trade routes.
Red: Volga trade route
Purple: trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks
Orange: Other trade routes of the 8th-11th centuries
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Guests from Overseas
Guests from Overseas, oil on canvas painting from the series Beginnings of the Rus by Nicholas Roerich, 1901.
Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
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Spring Flowers by Monet
An 1864 oil on canvas still life, Spring Flowers, by Claude Monet (1840-1926), the French impressionist painter. Painted while Monet was studying at Gleyre's Academy in Paris, the work shows his mastery of traditional painting...
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Garden at Sainte-Adresse by Monet
An 1867 oil on canvas painting, Garden at Sainte-Adresse, by Claude Monet (1840-1926), the French impressionist painter. This was a fashionable resort on the northern coast of France near Le Havre. The three bands...
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The Magpie by Monet
An 1869 oil on canvas painting, The Magpie, by Claude Monet (1840-1926), the French impressionist painter. The work shows the artist's mastery of capturing the effects of light on nature. (Musée d'Orsay, Paris)
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Conquering the Ocean: The Roman Invasion of Britain
Conquering the Ocean: The Roman Invasion of Britain by Richard Hingley
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Statue of John Knox
Statue of Scottish theologian and reformer John Knox (l. c. 1514-1572) in Haddington, East Lothian.
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John Knox House, Edinburgh, Scotland
John Knox House, High Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. Allegedly, the house in which Scottish reformer John Knox spent his last years and died.
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Portrait of John Knox
Portrait of John Knox (l .c. 1514-1572) by William Holl the Younger (l. 1807-1871).
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.
