History Happens Every Day
March 2025 Artwork
Inspiration
La Belle Dame sans Merci, or The Beautiful Lady Without Mercy, is an 1893 oil painting by British artist John William Waterhouse. Inspired by a medieval ballad, the painting depicts a knight spellbound by a mysterious woman, with Waterhouse using rich color, intricate detail, and striking facial expressions to create a dreamlike tone.
Homage
Beautiful Cleopatra without Mercy portrays Caesar succumbing to Cleopatra’s charms. Behind them, a surprised Mark Antony looks on, unaware that the same fate will later befall him. Extra History’s five-episode series on Cleopatra originally premiered in September of 2020. Art by David Hueso.
March 2025 Videos
March 4th
Jack Sheppard's Birthday, 1702
March 10th
Battle of Aegates ends First Punic War, 241 BCE
March 12th
Cairo Conference begins, 1921
March 17th
Mercy Brown exhumed, 1892
March 22nd
Third Century Crisis begins, 235 (approximate)
March 25th
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, 1911
March 28th
Union wins Battle of Glorieta Pass, 1862
March 31st
Commodore Matthew Perry signs the Treaty of Kanagawa, 1854