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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...

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.

An artist's impression of what life on an ancient Roman forum (marketplace) would look like. Image by Mateusz Przeklasa, reproduced with permission courtesy of Ancient History Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.