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A photograph of the muddy battlefield at the Battle of Passchendaele (October-November 1917) in Flanders, Belgium during the First World War (1914-18). A tank is shown sunk in the mud. Imperial War Museums

The Hellenic world (c. 3000-30 BCE) refers to the long and uneven development of Greek-speaking societies from early Bronze Age communities to a vast cultural...

Harry Gilby as King Aethelstan in the film Seven Kings Must Die, image by Netflix, accessed through IMDb, 2023.

Alexander Dreymond as Uhtred of Bebbanburg alongside his followers, such as Mark Rowley as Finan and Arnas Federavicius as Sihtric, at the Battle of Brunanburh in the film Seven Kings Must Die, image...

A 1913 photograph of a French infantry charge, a typical tactic used throughout the First World War (1914-18). Gallica Digital Library

A Parisian taxi, one of 600 used during the First Battle of the Marne (September, 1914) to transport French troops to the front in the First World War (1914-18). Musée de l'Armée, Paris.

A photograph of Joseph Joffre (1852-1931), the Marshal of France during the First World War (1914-18). Gallica Digital Library

Alexander Dreymond as Uhtred of Bebbanburg at the Battle of Brunanburh in the TV series Seven Kings Must Die, image by Netflix accessed through IMDb, 2023.

An infographic of the seven times the city of Rome was sacked. Across more than 1,900 years (390 BCE–1527 CE), the sacks of Rome reveal not a single moment of collapse, but a recurring pattern of vulnerability shaped by...

Fala do Trono, painting by Pedro Américo, Brazil, 1872. This painting depicts the opening of the General Assembly by the Emperor of Brazil, Dom Pedro II, on May 3, 1872. In addition to the Emperor, the painting features important...