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An illustration of Don Antonio of Portugal (l. 1531-1595 CE) who in 1580 CE was deposed as king by Philip II of Spain (r. 1556-1598 CE). One of the aims of the failed 1589 CE Drake-Norris Expedition which attacked Lisbon was to reinstall...

Georges Bizet (1838-1875) was a French Romantic composer best known for his opera Carmen and the instrumental music for the play L'Arlésienne. None of his earlier operas had enjoyed any great success, and even Carmen took several months to...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was an Austrian composer who wrote a wide range of works including piano concertos, string quartets, symphonies, operas, and sacred music. Regarded as one of or perhaps the greatest natural musical talent...

The Drake-Norris expedition of April-July 1589 CE, otherwise known as the Don Antonio Expedition, English Armada or Portugal Expedition, was an unsuccessful attempt by a large English naval and army force to destroy the remaining ships of...

Patriot militia under General John Stark attacks the German (Hessian) positions during the Battle of Bennington (15 August 1777), one of the major engagements of the Saratoga Campaign. Painting by Don Troiani, March 2004.

The climactic cavalary fight at the end of the Battle of Cowpens (17 January 1781). By Don Troiani, March 2004.

Portrait of Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (l. 1507-1582) by Antonis Mor, 1557. Hispanic Society Museum and Library, New York.

A 17th-century painting by Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen showing the 1607 battle of Gibralatar. Here a Dutch galleon is ramming the Spanish galleon flagship of Don Juan Alvarez. The flagship was sunk when its powder magazine exploded. (Rijksmuseum...

Seated Bodhisattva, Kingdom of Champa, Quang Nam Province, temple district of Don-du'o'ng, Vietman. Late 9th century CE. Exhibited at Museum Rietberg, Zurich, Switzerland.

One of the oldest known examples of ceramic in the world, the Black Venus was found at the pre-historic site of Dolni Vestonice in Moravia, Czech Republic in 1925 CE. The figure is thought to have been sculpted between 29,000 and 25,000 years...