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Battle of Monmouth Court House (28 June 1778), engraving by Robert Hinshelwood, based on an original artwork of Alonzo Chappel, c. 19th century. New York Public Library.

Stave churches are the most famous medieval buildings in Norway and are admired for their unique architecture and beautiful decorations. They are named after the staves or masts that hold up the main structure of the church. Only 28 stave...

The Donation of Constantine (Donatio Constantini or the Donatio) is a medieval forgery dated to the 8th century purporting to be an original 4th-century document in which the Roman emperor Constantine the Great (r. 306-337) granted supreme...

The Bohemian Reformation (c. 1380 to c. 1436) was the first concerted effort by Catholic clergy to reform the abuses and corruption of the medieval Church. Bohemian clerics and theologians called for reform and, like later advocates, initially...

The death of Major Patrick Ferguson during the Battle of Kings Mountain, 7 October 1780. Engraving after Alonzo Chappel, 1863. Anne S. K. Brown Collection at Brown University.

A depiction of the Battle of Camden (16 August 1780), showing the moment when General Johann de Kalb is mortally wounded. Kalb is depicted lying on the ground in the center, getting bayoneted. Engraving from a painting by Alonzo Chappel...

Siege of Charleston, South Carolina (29 March to 12 May 1780) during the American Revolutionary War, painting by Alonzo Chappel, 1862. Brown University, Providence.

Lord Stirling leads an attack against the British (in the background) to buy time for other American troops to retreat (as depicted in the foreground) at the Battle of Long Island (27 August 1776), which resulted in a defeat for the Continental...

A depiction of the Boston Massacre of 5 March 1770, illustrating a more chaotic version of the incident than is seen in Paul Revere's famous engraving. By Alonzo Chappel, 1878. New York Public Library.

Benedict Arnold is wounded on the last day of the Battles of Saratoga (19 and 7 October 1777), by Alonzo Chappel, 1860. New York Public Library.