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An 1871 oil on wood, Nocturne in Blue and Green: Chelsea, by James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), the American painter.

Battle of Busaco (27 September 1810), fought between a French army and an Anglo-Portuguese force during the Peninsular War (1807-1814). Watercolor by Richard Simkin, c. 1900. National Army Museum, Study Collection, Chelsea, London.

A modern statue of Sir Thomas More (1478-1535 CE), Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE). Outside Chelsea Old Church, London.

Sir Arthur Wellesley, Marquess (and later Duke) of Wellington in command of the British forces at Sorauren near Pamplona during the Peninsular War (1807-1814). Oil on canvas by Thomas Jones Barker, c. 1853. National Army Museum, Chelsea...

Charles II of England (r. 1660-1685) was the king of Scotland (1649-1685) before the Restoration in 1660 also made him king of England and Ireland. Charles was a charming and easygoing monarch who took a keen interest in sports, science...

The Siege of Boston (19 April 1775 to 17 March 1776) was the first major military operation of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). After the first shots were fired at the Battles of Lexington and Concord, American colonial militias...