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Field of Reeds (Aaru)
A'Aru (The Field of Reeds) was the Egyptian afterlife, an idealized vision of one's life on earth (also known as Sekhet-A'Aru and translated as The Field of Rushes). Death was not the end of life but a transition to another part of one's...

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Egyptian Afterlife - The Field of Reeds
The ancient Egyptians believed that life on earth was only one part of an eternal journey which ended, not in death, but in everlasting joy. When one's body failed, the soul did not die with it but continued on toward an afterlife where one...

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Field Marshal Fedor von Bock
German field marshal Fedor von Bock (1880-1945) in 1939. Bock commanded important victories in the invasion of Poland in 1939, the Fall of France, and Operation Barbarossa during the Second World War (1939-45). (German Federal Archives)

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The Field of the Cloth of Gold
An oil painting dating to c. 1545 CE illustrating the 'Field of the Cloth of Gold', a magnificent pageant held near Calais in June 1520 CE as a show of friendship between Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE) and Francis I of France (r...

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Tobacco Field
Tobacco field in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

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Battle of the Field of Blood (1119 CE)
Artists impression of the Battle of the Field of Blood (1119 CE) by Marek Szyszko. Copyright, republished with permission from Medieval Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

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Field Marshal Montgomery, 1943
A 1943 photograph of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976) during the Italian campaign of the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)

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Poppy Field near Argenteuil by Monet
An 1873 oil on canvas portrait, Poppy Field near Argenteuil, by Claude Monet (1840-1926), the French impressionist painter. The models are Monet's wife Camille and son Jean, who appear twice in the picture. This work was chosen by the artist...

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Field Marshal Rommel
A 1942 photograph of General Erwin Rommel, German general and then field marshall during the Second World War (1939-45). (German Federal Archives)

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Afrika Korps Field Jacket
A cotton field jacket of the German Afrika Korps, panzagrenadier NCO. (Imperial War Museums)