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FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789

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Battle of Poitiers between England (Edward, the Black Prince) and France (Jean le Bon) in 1356, resulting in the second of the three great English victories of the Hundred Years' War. From Les Grandes Chroniques de France, France; 1375-79. BNF 2813 , Fol. 399
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Battle of Poitiers between England (Edward, the Black Prince) and France (Jean l...

The Burghers of Calais (Les Bourgeois de Calais) giving up the keys of the city to King Edward III of England in 1347, during the 100 Years War. Illuminated manuscript; France; 15th century. FR 2663, fol. 164
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The Burghers of Calais (Les Bourgeois de Calais) giving up the keys of the city...

Surrender of Cherbourg to the French under the command of King Charles VII in 1450. From "Vigiles du feu roi Charles septième". Illuminated manuscript; France; 15th century.
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Surrender of Cherbourg to the French under the command of King Charles VII in 14...

A battle on a bridge over the River Seine during the Hundred Years' War. From the Chroniques de France ou de St. Denis. End of 14th century. Shelfmark: Royal 20 C. VII Page Folio Number: f.137
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A battle on a bridge over the River Seine during the Hundred Years' War. From th...

Fight of the garrisons of Cherbourg and Montebourg. From the Chronique d' Angleterre (Volume III) by Jean de Wavrin, Seigneur de Forestel. S. Netherlands (Bruges), late 15th century. Shelfmark: Royal 14 E. IV Page Folio Number: f.14v
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Fight of the garrisons of Cherbourg and Montebourg. From the Chronique d' Angle...

The capture of Ribodane in 1475; with decorated border. From the Chronique d' Angleterre (Volume III) by Jean de Wavrin, Seigneur de Forestel. S. Netherlands (Bruges), late 15th century. Shelfmark: Royal 14 E. IV Page Folio Number: f.281v
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The capture of Ribodane in 1475; with decorated border. From the Chronique d' A...

Asassination of John the Fearless (Duke of Burgundy since 1405) by men of the French Dauphin, the future Charles VII, on the Montereau bridge in 1419. Hundred Years War: struggles between the Armagnacs, partisans of the Orleans family, and the Burgundians. Miniature from the "Chronicles" of Enguerrand de Monstrelet. France; 15th century.
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Asassination of John the Fearless (Duke of Burgundy since 1405) by men of the Fr...

Scene of interrogation and punishment on the rack. Miniature from the "Chronicles" of Enguerrand de Monstrelet. France; 15th century.
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Scene of interrogation and punishment on the rack. Miniature from the "Chronicl...

The Siege of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453. From Guillaume Adam, Directorium ad passagium faciendum (traduction Jean Miélot). France, Lille; 15th century. The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire which occurred after a siege by the Ottoman Empire, under the command of Sultan Mehmed II. The siege lasted from Friday, 6 April 1453 until Tuesday, 29 May 1453 (according to the Julian Calendar), when the city was conquered by the Ottomans. Constantinople was defended by the army of Emperor Constantine XI. The event marked the end of the political independence of the millennium-old Byzantine Empire, which was by then already fragmented into several Greek monarchies.
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The Siege of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453. From Guillaume Adam, Director...

The building of the Tower of Babel; in an architectural framework. From the Mass of the Virgin, Book of Hours illustrated by Gerard Horenbout. S. Netherlands (Bruges or Ghent), circa 1500. Shelfmark: Add. 35313 Page Folio Number: f.34
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The building of the Tower of Babel; in an architectural framework. From the Mass...

The building of the Tower of Babel. Building works include stones being raised on pulleys, wooden platforms, from which a man falls, and mixing mortar. Stone being carried by a camel. In foreground, stonemasons working with their tools. From the Bedford Hours illustrated by the Master of the Munich Golden Legends. France, Paris; 1414-1423. Shelfmark: Add. 18850 Page Folio Number: f.17v
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The building of the Tower of Babel. Building works include stones being raised...

Debarking from Noah's Ark and the drunkenness of Noah. From the Bedford Hours illustrated by the Master of the Munich Golden Legend. France, Paris; 1414-1423.
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Debarking from Noah's Ark and the drunkenness of Noah. From the Bedford Hours il...