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Air Chief Marshall Hugh Dowding (1882-1970), Commander-in-Chief of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain of 1940.

Gertrude Bell (l. 1868-1926) was an archaeologist, travel writer, explorer, and political administrator responsible for creating the borders of the countries of the Near East after World War I and, especially, for the foundation of the modern...

Grace O'Malley (l. c. 1530-1603) was an Irish chieftain and seafarer who became famous as a pirate and rebel during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England (1558-1603) who was trying to increase her control of Irish lands. O'Malley's exploits...

Thomas Becket (aka Thomas á Becket) was chancellor to Henry II of England (r. 1154-1189) and then archbishop of Canterbury (1162 to 1170). Thomas repeatedly clashed with his sovereign over the relationship between the Crown and Church, particularly...

Edward II of England reigned as king from 1307 to 1327 CE. Succeeding his father Edward I of England (r. 1272-1307 CE), his reign saw a disastrous defeat to the Scots at Bannockburn in June 1314 CE, and the king's lack of political and military...

The Battle of Trenton, fought in Trenton, New Jersey, on 26 December 1776 between the Continental Army of George Washington and a Hessian garrison force. Painting by Hugh Charles McBarron, Jr, 1975. U.S. Army Center of Military History.

It is said that Chester is the richest city in Britain in terms of archaeological and architectural treasures. One of the finest strategic outposts of the Roman Empire, it is one of the few walled cities left in Britain today. Rachael Lindsay...

The Battle of Princeton (3 January 1777) was a small, yet significant, battle of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) in which the American Continental Army surprised and defeated a British force at Princeton, New Jersey. The battle...

An 1854 painting by Francis Grant of Sir Hugh Gough (1779-1869), commander-in-chief of the armies of the East India Company in the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-6). He is wearing his famous battledress of a long white coat and pith helmet.

Miniature of King Arthur, holding a spear and a shield emblazoned with the Virgin and Child. 14th-century CE manuscript from England. Peter of Langtoft and others: Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse...