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Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554 CE) was briefly declared Queen of England for nine days in July 1553 CE following the death of her cousin Edward VI of England (r. 1547-1553 CE). Then only 16 and never officially crowned, Lady Jane was first an...

Edward VI of England reigned as king from 1547 to 1553 CE. Succeeding his father Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE), Edward was only nine years old at the time and so the kingdom was ruled by a council of nobles, foremost among whom...

In his search to secure the continuation of the Tudor line, Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE) married an incredible six times. Some marriages were the result of passion while others were arranged for political reasons. One divorce caused...

Mary I of England reigned as queen from 1553 to 1558 CE. The eldest daughter of Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE) with Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536 CE), she restored Catholicism in England while her persecution of Protestants led...

Henry VIII of England ruled as king from 1509 to 1547 CE. The second Tudor king after his father Henry VII of England (r. 1485-1509 CE), Henry had inherited a kingdom which enjoyed both unity and sound finances. Famous for his six wives as...

A portrait of Lady Jane Grey by an unknown artist. Lady Jane Grey was briefly declared queen in England in 1553 CE following the death of her cousin Edward VI of England (r. 1547-1553 CE). Lady Jane was then imprisoned by Mary I of England...

Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) was a Dutch philosopher who combined rationalism and metaphysics to create a unique system of thought. Spinoza was held up as an atheist philosopher in the 18th century, but this is not an entirely accurate representation...

An illustration of Queen Guinevere about to burnt at the stake for adultery, by Sir W. Russell Flint (1880 - 1969 CE). From a 1927 CE edition of Thomas Malory's (c. 1415 - 1471 CE) Le Morte D'Arthur. Courtesy of the University of Rochester's...

Battle of the Little Bighorn (1876), lithograph by American artist Charles Marion Russell (l. 1864-1926), 1903. Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

An illustration from a 1927 CE edition of Thomas Malory's (c. 1415 - 1471 CE) Le Morte D'Arthur. The illustration was drawn by Sir W. Russell Flint (1880 - 1969 CE) and depicts a damsel from Avalon presenting an enchanted sword to King Arthur's...