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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

Illustration from a medieval manuscript Giovanni Boccaccio, Le Decameron. Translated from the Italian by Laurent de Premierfait Bruges, Master of 1482 and follower (illuminators); c. 1485 CE Manuscript reference: The Hague, KB, 133 A 5...

A map of the Oyo Empire which flourished in what is today southern Nigeria from the 17th to 19th century CE.

A carved wooden male figure with headdress from the Oyo Empire (17-19th century CE) in what is today southern Nigeria. Height: 28.5 cm. (British Museum, London)

A carved wooden stool in the form of a figure from the Kingdom of Luba (15-19th century CE), central Africa. Height: 42.5 cm. (British Museum, London)

A wooden horned mask of the Kingdom of Luba (15-19th century CE), central Africa. Height: 47 cm. (British Museum, London)

A copper cross used as a currency by such central African states as the Kingdom of Luba (15-19th century CE). Height: 19.5 cm. (British Museum, London)

Thucydides Mosaic from Jerash, Jordan. Roman, 3rd century CE, Pergamon Museum, Berlin.