Images (p. 671)

Image by Edmund Hort New

English Grammar School Classroom

An illustration of a 19th century CE English Grammar school classroom. The classrooom had changed little since Tudor times.

Image by The British Museum

English Horn-book

A 17th century CE horn-book, a commonly used teaching tool from the 16th century CE onwards. The text (here with the alphabet and an extract of the Lord's Prayer) is protected by a thin layer of horn. (British Museum, London)

Image by Mark Cartwright

Chimneys, Chateau de Chambord

A detail of some of the hundreds of chimnies on the roofing of the Chateau de Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The chateau was built between 1519 and 1547 CE.

Image by Mark Cartwright

Interior Dome, Blue Mosque, Istanbul

The interior of the central dome of the Blue Mosque/Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul. The mosque was completed in 1616 CE during the reign of Ahmed I, sultan of the Ottoman Empire (r. 1603-1617 CE).

Image by Mark Cartwright

The Suleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul

A panoramic view of the Suleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul. It was commissioend by Suleiman the Magnificent, sultan of the Ottoman Empire (r. 1520-1566 CE) and completed in 1557 CE.

Image by Mark Cartwright

Aerial View of the Thesium, Athens

The temple of Hephaistos and Athena, also known as the Theseum because of its decorative sculpture depicting the feats of Theseus, Athens. The Doric temple, built in 449 BCE, is situated in the agora. Hephaistos and Athena, as gods of crafts...

Image by Henryk Dembitzky

Battle at Bridge Skit 1877 CE

Battle at Bridge Skit, November 9, 1877 CE. Romania, fighting on the Russian side, gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1878 CE after the end of the Russo-Turkish War.

Image by InLife

The Greek War of Independence 1821–1829 CE

An illustration of troops fighting during the Greek War of Independence (1821–1829 CE) against the Ottoman Empire (1299-1924 CE). Source: Web CD "The Revolution of 1821" is distributed free of charge with InLife magazine April 2001 issue...