The 14th-century Roman artist Pietro Cavallini introduced a naturalistic flair to his frescoes and mosaics, setting the tone for the Italian Renaissance.
'I really feel like we all did this as a team. I'm not winning this crown for myself—it represents the growth that all of the girls have gone through.'
King Alfred the Great, known for his effort to free the English from the pillaging Vikings, also established a code of laws and a model of good governance.
In this installment of This Week in History, we find Charles Dickens returning to America for a very special reason, and just in time for the holidays.