Spring Carnival at a Tibetan Monastery “ 1436 The Pyramids of Abusir Frontispiece, Vol. 5 Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Facing 1860 Palace of an Assyrian King “ 1956 The Sphinx “ 1996 Alexander, the World Conqueror Frontispiece, Vol. 6 The Acropolis of Athens Facing 2504 An Arab Storyteller Frontispiece, Vol. 7 Theodora, the Byzantine Empress Facing 2906 Glimpse of the Life in a Turkish Harem “ 2994 Primitive Justice Frontispiece, Vol. 8 Thaddeus Reyten at the Diet of Warsaw Facing 3282 Roland “ 3484 Prince Arthur and Hubert Frontispiece, Vol. 9 Venerable Bede Dictating His Translation of the Gospel of St. John Facing 3716 “The Vigil”: A Knight of the Middle Ages “ 3788 Alfred, the Hero King of England “ 3834 King John Granting Magna Charta “ 3865 Crusaders Sighting Jerusalem Frontispiece, Vol. 10 Wolsey’s Last Interview with Henry VIII Facing 4168 Charles I on His Way to Execution “ 4340 Charles II Visiting Wren Frontispiece, Vol. 11 Napoleon the Great Facing 4636 “Peace with Honour” Frontispiece, Vol. 12 The French Soldiers’ Unrealised Dream of Victory Facing 5104 Recessional Frontispiece, Vol. 13 The Conqueror’s Gift to London Facing 5464 King Edward VII “ 5614 Clio, “The Muse of History” Frontispiece, Vol. 14 Flags that Fly in the Four Winds of Heaven Facing 5874 Statue of Liberty Frontispiece, Vol. 15 Hope Facing Index LIST OF MAPS APPEARING IN THE BOOK OF HISTORY PAGE The World as Known to its First Historian 8 Shifting of the Centre of the World’s Commerce 28 How the Mediterranean has Given Place to the Atlantic 29 The First Maps 51 Modern Representation of the World 52 The Europeanisation of the World 55