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Execution of Charles I
The Execution of Charles I, painted by an unknown artist in England around 1649, probably based off of eyewitness accounts. It shows the great shock that occured upon the execution of a monarch, something without precedent. -
Storming of the Bastille
Prise De La Bastille, painted by Jean-Pierre Houël in France, 1789. The storming of the Bastille set off a chain reaction of events leading to the French Revolution and its aftermath. -
Revolutions of 1848
Painting depicting the aftermath of the March 19th 1848 revolt in Berlin, painted by an unknown artist between 1848 and 1850. The Revolutions of 1848, including the one in Berlin, were notable for being failures but still managing to change political thought. -
Unification of the German Empire
The Proclamation of the German Empire by Anton von Werner, painted in Germany in 1885. The painting is an idealized image of the event that led to the unification of the German states as a cohesive nation-state. -
Assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand
Photograph originally appeared in the magazine El Mundo Graphico in 1914 following the assassination. The assassination kicked off a chain reaction of events which resulted in most all of Europe being plunged into war. -
The Invation of Polant by Nazi Germany
Photograph from the National Archives, taken in Warsaw, Poland in 1939 following the invation. The annexation of Poland was a breach of international law, but caused the Allies to overestimate the power of the Nazis and led to inaction.
