Images Dated 30th March 2010

Helena Blavatsky, Russian author and founder of Theosophy, 1889

Helena Blavatsky, Russian author and founder of Theosophy, 1889. Helena Blavatsky, Russian author and founder of Theosophy, 1889. Helena Blavatsky (nee Hahn) (1831-1891) emigrated from Russia to New York in 1873. Two years later she co-founded the Theosophical Society with Henry Olcott and William Quan Judge. Theosophy is a mystical religious doctrine that postulates that all religions are attempts by a Spiritual Hierarchy to assist humanity to evolve to a state of greater perfection, and that each individual religion therefore posseses a part of the overall truth

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MS CCC 157 p.382 The visions dreamt by King Henry I in Normandy in 1130, from the Worcester Chronicle, c.1130-40 (vellum) (detail of 95503)

CCC95504 MS CCC 157 p.382 The visions dreamt by King Henry I in Normandy in 1130, from the Worcester Chronicle, c.1130-40 (vellum) (detail of 95503) by English School, (12th century); Corpus Christi College, Oxford, UK; (add.info.: inserted c.1140 by John of Worcester into the chronicle begun by Florence of Worcester (d.1118); one of the earliest surviving chronicle illustrations;); English, out of copyright

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Villagers ride on a wooden boat with their motorcycles towards Adonara, off Flores island

Villagers ride on a wooden boat with their motorcycles towards Adonara, off Flores island, in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province March 30, 2010. Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province consists of about 550 islands, with daily transportation served by wooden boats. REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA - Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT) - GM1E63U1N3G01