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Notre-Dame Cathedral (Paris), West Façade
Like most Gothic cathedrals, the west façade of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris is tri-portaled, meaning it has three entranceways. Above each door is an elaborately carved tympanum depicting a story through...
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Sainte-Chapelle Upper Chapel
Completed in 1248 CE, Sainte-Chapelle is a Gothic cathedral located on the Île de la Cité in Paris. Part of the medieval Palais de la Cité, King Louis IX (r. 1226-1270 CE) commissioned Sainte-Chapelle to be built to...
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Rib Vaults, Rouen Cathedral
Like most Gothic cathedrals, Rouen Cathedral in Normandy, France was constructed using rib vaults, visible here above the nave of the church. This diagonal framework, a change from the rounded barrel vaults common to...
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Ruins of Arbroath Abbey
The ruins of Arbroath Abbey in Scotland. The abbey was founded in 1178 CE by William I of Scotland (r. 1165 to 1214 CE).
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Basilica of Saint-Denis
The Basilica of Saint-Denis is located in a northern suburb of Paris, France. Extensively renovated by Abbot Suger (1081-1151 CE), a powerful figure in 12th-century CE France, Saint-Denis is considered to be the first-ever...
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Squanto
Squanto (c. 1585-1622 CE) teaching the pilgrims of the Plymouth Colony how to survive in their new environment. Image taken from page 112 of The Teaching of Agriculture in the High School by Bricker, Garland Armor. New York: Macmillan...
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Great Seal of David I of Scotland
The Great Seal of David I of Scotland (r. 1124-1153 CE).
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David I of Scotland
An illustration of David I of Scotland (r. 1124-1153 CE). From the 1159 CE charter of Kelso Abbey.
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Seal of Alexander I of Scotland
The Great Seal of Alexander I of Scotland (r. 1107-1124 CE).
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Great Seal of Scone Abbey
The Great Seal of Scone Abbey, Scotland. It shows the inauguration of a medieval Scottish king.
