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Portrait of Jefferson Davis on the eve of the American Civil War, photograph by Mathew Brady, c. 1859. National Archives at College Park.

A photograph of abandoned French artillery during the Battle of Verdun (Feb-Dec 1916), one of the major battles of the First World War (1914-18), which ultimately ended in a French victory over German forces.

A map of the Battle of Verdun (Feb-Dec 1916), one of the major battles of the First World War (1914-18) which ended in a French victory over German forces.

A 1918 photograph of a Canadian soldier writing while in a trench on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)

A 1900 photograph of the English poet Charlotte Mew (1869-1928).

Portrait of Jefferson Davis two years before he became president of the Confederate States of America, photograph by Julian Vannerson, 1859. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Portrait of Jefferson Davis in his later years at his home of Beauvoir in Mississippi, photograph by Edward L. Wilson, c. 1885. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

The Merovingians (c. 481–751 CE) were a Frankish dynasty that rose to prominence in the late 5th century CE, unifying diverse Frankish tribes across regions that now include France, western Germany...

In the aftermath of World War I (1914–1918), Africa remained overwhelmingly under European colonial domination, despite widespread African participation in the war effort. While the conflict weakened...

The English East India Company (EIC) was established by Royal Charter on 31 December 1600 under Queen Elizabeth I (reign 1558–1603), granting it a monopoly on English trade east of the Cape of Good Hope...