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Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill (17 June 1775) was a major engagement in the initial phase of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), fought primarily on Breed's Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts. The colonial troops successfully defended...
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George IV by Lawrence
An 1816 painting by Thomas Lawrence of George IV of Great Britain (r. 1820-30) when he was Prince Regent. He is here shown wearing the robes of the Order of the Garter. (Vatican Museums)
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Hill of Tara
The Hill of Tara is an ancient Neolithic Age site in County Meath, Ireland. It was known as the seat of the High Kings of Ireland, the site of coronations, a place of assembly for the enacting and reading of laws, and for religious festivals...
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Gertrude Bell
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...
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A Model of Christian Charity and the City on a Hill
A Model of Christian Charity is a sermon delivered by the Puritan John Winthrop (l. c. 1588-1649 CE), second governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, either just before or after his ship, the Arbella, set sail from England for North America...
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RMS Empress of Ireland
The RMS Empress of Ireland was a transatlantic passenger ship that sank early in the morning of 29 May 1914 on the St. Lawrence River killing 1,012 of the 1,477 people on board. It is considered Canada’s worst maritime disaster and one of...
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Lord Hill Invites the Last Remnants of the French Imperial Guard to Surrender
General Roland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill asks the French Imperial Guard to surrender at the end of the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815); according to legend, a French officer replied, "The Guard dies, it does not surrender." Painting by Robert...
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Bostonians Watch the Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill - Watching the Fight from Copp's Hill, in Boston, 17 June 1775, wood engraving by Winslow Homer, 1875.
Cleveland Museum of Art.
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Burning of Charlestown During the Battle of Bunker Hill
British cannonade destroys the town of Charlestown, Massachusetts, during the British attack on Breed's Hill (Battle of Bunker Hill, 17 June 1775). This is an annotated version of a 1775 engraving by Paul Revere, currently in an anonymous...
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Statue of St. Patrick, Hill of Tara
Statue of St. Patrick, Hill of Tara, County Meath, Ireland. Erected 2000 CE.