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During the English Civil Wars (1642-1651) artillery was an important if still developing feature of warfare. Both Royalist and Parliamentarian armies had large artillery units, which were used in battles and sieges throughout the conflict...

The Ness of Brodgar is a Neolithic Age site discovered in 2002 CE through a geophysical survey of the area of land in Stenness in Orkney, Scotland, which separates the salt water Stenness Loch from the fresh water Harray Loch. Excavation...

English Civil Wars (1642-51) re-enactors of the Sealed Knot firing a cannon.

The Mons Meg cannon at Edinburgh Castle, an artillery piece built in the mid-15th century CE, possibly for James II of Scotland (r. 1437-1460 CE).

The Sealed Knot re-enactment group firing a cannon type typical of the artillery in the English Civil Wars (1642-51).

Medieval English churches differed in size and layout. Their original and evolving role(s), financial and material resources, and architectural fashions helped determine variability. However, their look ultimately grew from a constant symbiosis...

A princess reclining on a terrace with attendants, gum tempera and gold on paper, Mughal Empire, India, c. 1730-1740. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest...

On Cannon Street in the City of London, you can watch the London Stone. The stone's origin is unknown, but its importance as a landmark throughout London’s long history is almost incomparable, especially when thinking about the simplicity...

Relief from the Nîmes Cathedral depicting the sacrifices of Cain and Abel. Cain and Abel were sons of the first humans Adam and Eve in the biblical Book of Genesis. Cain was a farmer, and Abel was a shepherd. They both made sacrifices...

A monument of Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546), German theologian and prominent figure of the Protestant Reformation. Wittenberg, Germany.