Crown

Directory

References

Discover

Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)

7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks

Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal. Mughal architecture. Emperor Shah Jahan fifth Mughal Emperor (reigned 1628-1658) India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper (see notes)

6 Important Mughal Emperors

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.

6 Wars of Independence

Nazi Germany, Nazi SS troops marching with victory standards at the Party Day rally in Nuremberg, Germany, 1933. (Schutzstaffel, Nazi Party, Nurnberg)

Why Was Nazi Germany Called the Third Reich?

Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd

Causes of the Great Depression

Crown

Canadian government

Learn about this topic in these articles:

Parliament of Canada

In Parliament of Canada: Crown
The Crown is the collectivity of executive powers exercised by or in the name of the sovereign—the head of state who reigns by hereditary right, as opposed to the elected head of government. Such powers stem from rights and privileges known as prerogative powers.…
Read More