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Colonel Thomas Blood, a known conspirator, made an infamous but unsuccessful attempt to steal the British Crown Jewels from the Tower of London in 1671. Disguised as a clergyman, Blood and his gang swiped the royal regalia from under the...

An early 19th-century illustration of 'Colonel' Thomas Blood (1618-80) who infamously tried and failed to steal the British Crown Jewels from the Tower of London in 1671.

The human body's system of blood circulation was discovered by the English physician and anatomist William Harvey (1578-1657) in 1628. Harvey determined the relationship between the blood system of arteries and veins and the regular contractions...

A 1793 illustration by T. Simpson showing Colonel Blood and his gang stealing the British Crown Jewels from the Tower of London in 1671. Blood was soon captured and the regalia returned.

Artists impression of the Battle of the Field of Blood (1119 CE) by Marek Szyszko. Copyright, republished with permission from Medieval Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

An illustration showing the effects of a tourniquet on the blood vessels of the arm. From: Sigerist, Henry E. (1965) Große Ärzte, München, Deutschland: J.F. Lehmans Verlag (5. Auflage) (1. Auflage 1958) plate 26 p 120

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When Temüjin (later known as Genghis Khan) needed help to find his kidnapped wife, Börte, his blood brother and friend Jamukha came to his aid, and the two eventually combined their camps and families. But peace would not last long...

This first episode in this BBC series examines the religious, political, economic and social lives of the Celts.

The recreated face of the Hungarian noblewoman Elizabeth Báthory (l. 1560-1614), who was accused of heinous acts, earning her the nickname Blood Countess.