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By William Simpson (1823-1899), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
Hoping to please opinion at home, the French Emperor pressured the Turks into new outrages against their Christian population, and Russia hit back.
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© Juanedc, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
A council of mice comes up with a plan to outsmart the Cat, but volunteers are a bit thin on the ground.
© Phokion, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Remembered as the inspiration of the famous Olympic road race, but much more important than that.
© Olaf Tausch, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Socrates was placed on death row while Athens celebrated a religious festival.
US Department of Defense, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
The Wars of the Roses pitted two royal houses against each other for the crown of England.
By Henry Arthur Payne (1868-1940), Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
A struggle between rival Royal Houses begins in 1455, after questions are raised about King Henry VI’s capacity to rule.