Images Dated 27th April 2011

William Shakespeare: Wolsey, Leicester Abbey (Henry VIII) (engraved illustration)

"Beautiful Victorian illustrations depicting famous scenes from Shakespeare's plays.Wolsey at Leicester Abbey (from William Shakespeare's Henry VIII). C W Cope (Artist), W Greatbach (Engraver). Scanned directly from an original Victorian steel engraving, published circa 1860, London Virtue & Co."

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Hindu devotees climb towards the crater of the Chandargup mud volcano in Pakistan's

Hindu devotees climb towards the crater of the Chandargup mud volcano to perform a ritual offering of coconuts during a pilgrimage to the Shri Hinglaj Mata Temple in Pakistan's Balochistan province April 24, 2011. Thousands from Pakistan and India take part in the annual four-day pilgrimage to the temple, which is a revered site for Hindus. Picture taken April 24, 2011. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT) - GM1E74R1S5L01

Christ Receiving Magdeburg Cathedral from Emperor Otto I, c.962-68 (ivory)

XBP394801 Christ Receiving Magdeburg Cathedral from Emperor Otto I, c.962-68 (ivory) by Ottonian, (10th century); 13x11.3x0.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Otto the Great reigned 962-73; probably made in Milan;); Photo A© Boltin Picture Library; out of copyright

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