Battle painting

Alexander the great in battle

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The defeat on 9th September 1513 at the hands of the English that annihilated a generation of Scottish aristocracy including King James IV

You've read the poem, and maybe recited it yourself. But would you like to hear a recording of the bugle call that sent the troopers of the Light Brigade into the Valley of Death, played by the bugler who rode with them? The day is October 25, 1854. The Crimean War rages, pitting United Kingdom and French forces against Russian forces. British army commander Lord Raglan issues orders to Lieutenant General George Bingham, commander of the British cavalry.

Female valkyrie would greet fallen Viking warriors and lead the boldest to a glorious afterlife, according to mythology.

Few Empires emerged as quickly as that of the Muslim Caliphates. Bursting out from what is now Saudi Arabia in the mid-7th century, the Islamic Caliphate