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Magi MomentAdoration Of The Magi by Albrecht Durer, 1504. The three kings surround the infant Jesus and his mother, the Virgin Mary, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh, circa 4 BC
View Of Colonial Lower ManhattanPartially colored engraving from 1853 shows the southern end of Manhattan Island from across the East River as a thriving port city and commercial hub of the colony of New York
Colonial New YorkView of the settlement and harbor of New York shows docks and ships along the bustling waterfront three years after it was acquired by the English from the Dutch, 1667
Early View Of Colonial New YorkEngraving shows the earliest view of what will someday be Lower Manhattan in New York City and includes several groups of Indians paddling canoes, Dutch sailing ships and rowboats, a fort
PompeiiThe eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroys the Roman city of Pompeii in AD 79. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Flemish Weaving FamilyA Flemish couple working on a loom while their child turns the wheel, 14th century. From the Book of Trades, Ypres. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Dutch Loom WorkersA group of Dutch women at work on a large loom, circa 1695. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Hotel DieuThe Hotel Dieu or Hospices de Beaune, a medieval hospital for the care of the poor, circa 1650. A medieval hospital for the care of the poor
Battle Of AgincourtThe Battle of Agincourt, fought on Saint Crispins Day in northern France during the Hundred Years War between England and France, 25th October 1415. Drawn and engraved by J. Smith
Battle Of SluysFrench ships at Sluys (Sluis) in the Netherlands, where King Edward III won a naval victory against the French during the Hundred Years War, 1340
Battle of LegnanoFighting at the Battle of Legnano, near Milan, 1176, in which the forces of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, were finally defeated in their attempts to control the Italian city states of
Constantinople FallsThe capture and sacking of Constantinople by Turkish troops under Mohammed II, 29th May 1453. The Turkish victory marked the end of the Byzantine Empire and the rise of the Ottomans
Battle of BannockburnEnglish cavalry in action at the battle of Bannockburn, 23rd-24th June 1314. The battle proved a major victory for the Scots in their wars of independence against the English
Raising Of The Daughter Of JairusEngraving shows Jesus as he returns the daughter of Jairus to life as her family watches with concern. The engraving is based on a painting by Guftav Richter. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
St Johns CollegeAn engraving of the college of St John the Baptist, at Oxford University, by Loggan, 1675. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Sixteenth Century EnglandA map of England from Humphrey Lloyds Maps of England, published 1573. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Seventeenth Century LondonA view across the Thames from Southwark to the City of London, with the old St Pauls church on the left, circa 1610. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Map Of BritainA map of the British Isles from Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, by J Blaen, published 1645. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
London Before The FireA view across the Thames from Southwark to the City of London as it appeared, circa 1650 before the Great Fire of 1666. The old London bridge can be seen on the right
Castel San AngeloThe siege of the Castel San Angelo in Rome by the forces of Emperor Charles V of Spain, 1527. In the struggle between Charles and Francis I of France for control of Italy
Prospectus CantabrigiaeA view of Cambridge from the west, with labourers bringing in the harvest in the foreground, circa 1700. By Johannes Kip. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
English ArcherAn English archer with a longbow, circa 1500. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Battle Of MarathonThe Greek soldiers pursue the routed Persians back to their ships, having won a decisive victory at the Battle of Marathon, September 490 BC. By Pinelli. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Conquerors Of SalamisThe Greeks celebrate their victory over the Persian navy in the Battle of Salamis, which took place in the Gulf of Aegina near Athens, September 480 BC. By F. Cormon
Battle Of SalamisThe Battle of Salamis in the Gulf of Aegina near Athens, where the Greeks won a decisive naval victory over the Persians, September 480 BC. By Wilhelm von Kaulbach
Dutch ChristmasA Dutch Christmas meeting on the ice, circa 1600. The Dutch celebrate Christmas or Sinterklsavond on the 5th December, when Saint Nicholas or Sinterkls distributes presents to deserving Dutch
EarthquakeA 16th or 17th century woodcut of an earthquake. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Flooding In EnglandDevastation in Summerset-shire and Norfolke during the Bristol Channel flood of 1607. Around 2000 people are thought to have died in the inundation, which may have been the result of a tsunami
Etna EruptsThe eruption of Mount Etna in Sicily in March and April of 1669. A number of villages are consumed by the lava flow which reaches all the way to the coastal city of Catania
First Methodist ChapelWorshippers gathered at the laying of the cornerstone of the first Methodist chapel in Bristol, 12th May 1739. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
First Methodist ConferenceThe first Methodist conference takes place at the Foundery, Moorfields, London, 25th June 1744. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Greek FireA galley of the Byzantine navy envelops an enemy vessel in Greek Fire, a process of spraying burning fluid through a tube, circa 900 AD
Revenge And RosarioThe Nuestra Senora del Rosario, flagship of the Andalusian squadron, is towed into Torbay in Devon by the HMS Revenge, having been captured by Sir Francis Drake, 1588. A painting by Charles J
Revenge And RosarioThe Nuestra Senora del Rosario, flagship of the Andalusian squadron, is towed into Torbay in Devon by the HMS Revenge, having been captured by Sir Francis Drake, 1588
The Prison GroupA group of prisoners sharing a cell, circa 1600. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
TrepanationThe illustrated process of a trepanning operation, circa 1600. A flap of scalp is cut away and a trephine is used to drill a hole in the patients skull. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
TrepanationA medieval surgeon performs a trepanning operation on a patients skull, circa 1350. An illustration from Social England Vol II, p.119. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Great Wall Of ChinaThe Great Wall of China, circa 1500. An engraving by Schindelmayer. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Chaucers NunThe second nun from the Ellesmere manuscript, an early 15th century manuscript of Geoffrey Chaucers Canterbury Tales. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Ancient CharioteerAn ancient Greek warrior mounts his vehicle behind the charioteer, circa 500 BC. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Egyptian CharioteersAn ancient Egyptian charioteer prepares to mount his chariot, and below, another rests while his horses feed, circa 1350 BC
Anatomia Corporis HumaniA diagram of the human brain and other organs. Anatomia Corporis Humani from Spiegl der Arztny by Lorenz Fries, 1518. The diagrams are based on a dissection carried out by German physician Wendelin
Kilbirnie Castle, Ayr, Scotland, from the north east, circa 1700. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Corn ExchangeThe new Corn Exchange at Cupar, Fife, Scotland, circa 1700. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Paris Charity HospitalThe infirmary of the Hopital de la Charite or Charity Hospital in Paris, circa 1650. It was founded and run by the Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God. An engraving by Abraham Bosse
Brazilian Sugar FactorySugar cane is processed at a factory in Brazil, circa 1700. An illustration from Les Indes Orientales et Occidentales, et Autres Lieux by Romeyn de Hooghe
Leicester Square in London, circa 1740. Engraved by Nathaniel Parr after John Maurer. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Costume HistoriqueA noblewoman during the reign of King Louis XIV, circa 1700. She is wearing a Spanish-style lace mantilla. From the book Costumes Historiques. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)