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Philip of Anjou is Crowned King of Spain
Philip of Anjou is crowned King of Spain in November 1700 (and so becomes Philip V of Spain), setting off the War of the Spanish Succession. By François Gérard, early 19th century, oil on canvas. (Château de...
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Four Mohawk Kings
A London pamphlet about the arrival of the so-called Four Mohawk Kings, circa 1710.
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Map of the Schlieffen Plan v. the 1914 Reality
The Schlieffen Plan was Germany's strategic plan for a two-front war against France and Russia. Conceived in 1905 by Count Alfred von Schlieffen, Chief of the German General Staff, it aimed to achieve a...
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Potsdam Conference Delegates
A photograph of the delegates at the Potsdam Conference in Germany, July-August 1945. The conference, attended by representatives of the United States, Britain, and the USSR, discussed issues concerning the conclusion...
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Leaders & Foreign Ministers at the Potsdam Conference
A photograph of UK Prime Minister Clement Attlee, US President Harry S. Truman, and the Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin at the Potsdam Conference in Germany, July-August 1945. Stood behind them are (L...
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Attlee, Truman & Stalin, Potsdam, 1945
A photograph of UK Prime Minister Clement Attlee, US President Harry S. Truman, and the Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin at the Potsdam Conference in Germany, July-August 1945. The conference discussed issues concerning...
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Portrait of Catherine the Great (Detail)
Portrait of Catherine II of Russia (the Great) in officer's uniform. The German princess (born Princess Sophia Augusta Frederica of Anhalt-Zerbst) ruled Russia from 1762 to 1796 after overthrowing her husband...
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Battle of Quebec in 1690
Battle of Quebec in October 1690 during King William's War. Illustration by Charles Van Tenac, 1847.
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Wabanaki Raid on Dover, 1689
A depiction of the Wabanaki warriors attacking Major Richard Waldron during their raid on Dover, New Hampshire, July 1689 during King William's War. By an unknown artist, circa 18th century.
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Count Frontenac with Indigenous Allies
Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac, the governor-general of New France, performs a war dance with his Native American (likely Wabanaki) allies in 1690, at the height of King William's War. By Charles William...
