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© Valeria23, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 Romania.
Heathen prince Boris I of Bulgaria (r. 852–889) commissioned St Methodius to paint an impressive scene for his palace walls.
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© marcusmacaulay, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
At the Battle of Crécy in 1346, the English army was trying out a new military tactic under the command of a sixteen-year-old boy.
From the Walters Art Museum, Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
The Israelites under Philistia’s rule might have blended with their heathen masters had not Samson kept stirring up trouble.
© Ben Brooksbank, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
The Bluebell line in Sussex was the first failing British Railways line to be taken over by volunteers.
© Robert Graham, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
Seventeenth-century German craftsmen came seeking a land of opportunity, and found it in County Durham.
By Torii Kiyomine (1787-1869). Photo: Brooklyn Museum. Licence: Public domain.
Hardworking Kichijiro wins Ima’s heart and Kanshichi’s hatred without noticing a thing.