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Early life (1732–1752) Further information: Washington family and British America Ferry Farm, the Washington family residence on the Rappahannock River in Stafford County, Virginia, where Washington spent much of his youth George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, [a] at Popes Creek in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was the first of six children of Augustine and Mary Ball ...
Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled.
The remains of King Richard III as discovered in situ at the site of Grey Friars Priory, Leicester Funeral cortège bearing Richard's modern coffin. The remains of Richard III, the last English king killed in battle and last king of the House of York, were discovered within the site of the former Grey Friars Priory in Leicester, England, in September 2012.
The Wisconsin Historic Society has now found what it believes are 11 canoes, all from what was likely an ancient lakeshore, each serving as its own discreet time capsule of sorts. The oldest of ...
Evans’ TikTok account is dedicated to her Lego hobby, so she was more than happy to take part in a new trend: Black women — and some men, too — showing off their completed build-and-display ...
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Mummy portraits or Fayum mummy portraits are a type of naturalistic painted portrait on wooden boards attached to upper class mummies from Roman Egypt. They belong to the tradition of panel painting, one of the most highly regarded forms of art in the Classical world. The Fayum portraits are the only large body of art from that tradition to ...
Germain Pilon, c. 1561–1573. Basilica of Saint-Denis, France. A tomb effigy ( French: gisant ("lying")) is a sculpted effigy of a deceased person usually shown lying recumbent on a rectangular slab, [1] presented in full ceremonious dress or wrapped in a shroud, and shown either dying or shortly after death.