Images

A portrait of Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE) by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1540 CE. (National Gallery of Ancient Art, Rome)

A painting by Canaletto (1697-1768 CE) of the interior of the chapel at Westminster Abbey built by Henry VII of England (r. 1485-1509 CE). (Private Collection)

A painted terracotta bust of Henry VII of England (r. 1485-1509 CE) made by Pietro Torrigiano c. 1509 CE. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London)

Lefke Gate, a part of the ancient walls of the city of Nicaea (modern day İznik, Turkey).

A map showing the various Turkic principalities that emerged from the remains of the Sultanate of Rum. The territories shown approximately reflect the 14th Century CE.

The first well-known pictures of the Cedar of Lebanon taken by the British photographer and orientalist Francis Frith (1822-1898 CE) in 1857 CE. The grove, known as the Cedars of God, is located in Bsharri, Lebanon and is considered holy...

This map animation shows the rise and fall of the Achaemenid Persian Empire over time.

A 19th century CE illustration depicting Catherine of Valois (l. 1401 - c. 1437 CE). Catherine was the wife of Henry V of England (r. 1413-1422 CE) and mother of Henry VI of England (r. 1422-61 & 1470-71 CE). She also later married the Welsh...

The arms of the Welsh noble Owen Tudor (c. 1400-1461 CE), father of Edmund Tudor and grandfather of Henry Tudor, aka Henry VII of England (r. 1485-1509 CE), the first monarch of the royal House of Tudor.

Battle of the Granicus by Charles Le Brun, 1665 CE Louvre, Paris