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Ancient Egyptian Taxes & the Cattle Count
Article by Joshua J. Mark

Ancient Egyptian Taxes & the Cattle Count

The gods of ancient Egypt freely gave their bounty to the people who worked the land, but this did not exempt those farmers from paying taxes on that bounty to the government. Egypt was a cashless society until the Persian Period (c. 525...
Robert Guiscard
Definition by Christopher L. Serafin

Robert Guiscard

Robert Guiscard (1015-1085) was a Norman knight best known for conquering much of Southern Italy and Sicily during the 11th century. His many exploits include the expulsion of the Byzantines from Italy, support of a reformist papacy, and...
Henry I of England
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Henry I of England

Henry I reigned as the king of England from 1100 to 1135 CE. The son of William the Conqueror (r. 1066-1087 CE), Henry succeeded his brother William II of England (r. 1087-1100 CE) after he had died in a hunting accident and left no heir...
How a Few Scientists Transformed the Way We Think about Disease - Tien Nguyen
Video by TED-Ed

How a Few Scientists Transformed the Way We Think about Disease - Tien Nguyen

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-a-few-scientists-transformed-the-way-we-think-about-disease-tien-nguyen This video was created with support from the U.S. Office of Research Integrity: http://ori.hhs.gov. For several...
The Duke of Berry and the Count of Provence as Children
Image by François-Hubert Drouais

The Duke of Berry and the Count of Provence as Children

The Duke of Berry and the Count of Provence as Children, oil on canvas by François-Hubert Drouais, 1757. The painting depicts the future kings of France, Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, respectively. São Paulo Museum of Art.
Henry I, Count of Anhalt in the Codex Manesse
Image by Meister des Codex Manesse (Grundstockmaler)

Henry I, Count of Anhalt in the Codex Manesse

Page from the early 14th-century Codex Manesse - an illuminated book of poetry composed in Middle High German - depicting Henry I, Count of Anhalt participating in a tournament.
Robert Guiscard and Count Roger
Image by Lemercier

Robert Guiscard and Count Roger

Robert Guiscard and Count Roger, the oldest and youngest Hauteville brothers of Tancred de Hauteville's second marriage. Often working together, they both played major roles in the Norman conquest of Southern Italy and Sicily during the 11th...
Castle Philippsruhe
Image by Irina-Maria Manea

Castle Philippsruhe

The Philippsruhe Castle on the Main is the oldest baroque castle east of the Rhine, built according to the French model. The construction of the main building began in 1701 on behalf of Count Philipp Reinhard. The castle complex is based...
Battle of White Mountain 1620
Image by Peter Snayers

Battle of White Mountain 1620

A 1620 painting of the Battle of White Mountain of 1620, the decisive Imperial victory by Count Tilly ending the Bohemian Revolt, the first phase of the Thirty Years' War. (Bavarian Army Museum, Munich)
Richard I the Lionheart
Image by Panagiotis Constantinou

Richard I the Lionheart

Face reconstruction of Richard I of England (the Lionheart, r. 1189-1199), based on the funerary effigy in Rouen Cathedral. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, and Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and...
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