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Queen Elizabeth II on her Coronation Day (June 2, 1953) holding the Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross in her right hand the Orb in her left, in an embroidered and beaded dress by Norman Hartnell, a crimson velvet mantle edged with ermine fur, with the Coronation ring, the Coronation necklace, and the Imperial State Crown. The backdrop depicts the interior of Westminster Abbey; photograph by Cecil Beaton. (British royals)
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The Battle of New Orleans, by E. Percy Moran, c. 1910. Andrew Jackson, War of 1812.
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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.
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An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.
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Richard Deacon, Matthew Hopkins: Witch Finder General (1976).

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First paragraph modernization. Apr 19, 2024
Anniversary information added. Aug 08, 2023
Media added. Jan 19, 2010
Bibliography revised. Feb 09, 2007
Article revised and updated. Dec 21, 2006
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