Biography
Jan is the Founder & Chairman of World History Encyclopedia and is the organisation's Director of Design & Technology. He has worked in the field of history-related digital media since 2006 and holds an MA in War Studies from King's College London as well as a BA in Journalism from the University of East London.
Education
- MA War Studies, King's College London
- BA Journalism, University of East London
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Liberty Leading the People, 28 July 1830 - Marianne, Symbol of the French Republic
Liberty Leading the People, 28 July 1830, oil on canvas by Eugène Delacroix...
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Saitobaru Kofun Landscape - Burial Mounds of Ancient Kyushu
Saitobaru kofun landscape, photograph by Jan van der Crabben, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan...
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Oni-no-Iwaya Tumulus
Oni-no-Iwaya Tumulus at the Saitobaru Burial Mounds, photograph by Jan van der Crabben, Saitobaru Kofun Cluster, Miyazaki...
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Statue of Katō Kiyomasa
Statue of Katō Kiyomasa, photograph by Jan van der Crabben, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, September 2025. Katō...
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Kumamoto Castle Keep
Kumamoto Castle keep, photograph by Jan van der Crabben, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, September 2025. Originally...
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Kumamoto Castle Fortifications
Fortifications of Kumamoto Castle, photograph by Jan van der Crabben, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, September...
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Portrait of Katō Kiyomasa
Katō Kiyomasa, portrait by Kondō Shōsen, Meiji to Showa era (19th to 20th century). Kiyomasa (1562-1611), a daimyō of...
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The Germanic Warrior - Loyalty Unto Death
In Germanic society, the surest route to wealth, status and power was success in battle. Its most important...
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Scandinavia Before the Vikings
In the Merovingian period, Scandinavia was only just emerging from its prehistoric Iron Age. A process of political...
Book Review
The Making of the Middle Ages: An Atlas of Europe
John Haywood, who received a PhD in early medieval European history, is a veteran of creating historical...
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Statue of a Priest
Upper part of a colossal limestone statue of a bearded man, a worshipper or possibly a priest. The complete statue, at least...
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Statue of Ramesses III
This life-sized statue shows Ramesses III seated. He ruled Egypt for 32 years and is often regarded as the last major pharaoh...
