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Guy Fawkes Day celebration in Leamington

A traditional Mongolian deel robe. The embroidery and fur trim of this example indicate it was likely worn at the imperial court.

Examples of male and female clothing worn by Mongols at the imperial Yuan Dynasty court in the 13th and 14th century CE. (Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition, National Museum of China, Beijing)

An illustration of Mongol warriors carrying out an execution. They are wearing the traditional Mongol deel robe. 14th century CE. (From Rashid-ad-Din's Gami' at-tawarih)

An iron and felt helmet of a Mongol warrior (13-14th century CE).

Detail of a 19-century CE painting depicting the Battle of Kulikovo (1380 CE). By Ivan Blinov, on display at the State Historical Museum, Moscow.

Battle of the Ugra River (1480 CE). Miniature from a 16th-century CE Russian chronicle.

Illustration from the 15th-century CE Russian literary work "Tale of the Mamai Massacre"

A two-storey building at Herculaneum. The town was buried under ash and lava following th eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. It is very rare for upper stories of Roman buildings with their wooden elements to survive.

Villa of Neptune and Amphitrite, Herculaneum. The famous wall mosaic and its subjects gives the villa its name.