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History by Periods, War and Peace, Revolutions.



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Crusades

CRUSADES

French Revolution 1789

FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789

Napoleon Bonaparte

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

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Chinese propaganda poster: Advocating birth control. China, early 1960s.
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Chinese propaganda poster: Advocating birth control. China, early 1960s.

The Armada Jewel, miniature of Queen Elizabeth I enclosed in a jewelled case. Enamelled gold, diamonds, rubies, rock crystal and a miniature. England,  ca. 1595.
Height 7cm
Width 5.1cm
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The Armada Jewel, miniature of Queen Elizabeth I enclosed in a jewelled case. En...

Mughal gold mohur (gold coin) of Jahangir depicting the sign of Sagittarius. India, 1623.
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Mughal gold mohur (gold coin) of Jahangir depicting the sign of Sagittarius. Ind...

King Charles I holding sword and olive branch, Triple Unite (English coin). The Triple Unite was the highest English denomination to be produced in the era of the hammered coinage. It was only produced during the English Civil War, at King Charles I's mints at Oxford (1644).
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King Charles I holding sword and olive branch, Triple Unite (English coin). The...

Half-crown silver coin of Oliver Cromwell, 1658.
The Latin inscription reads: OLIVAR.D.G.RP.ANG.SCO.ET.HIB&cPRO (OLIVARIUS DEI GRATIA REIPUBLICAE ANGLIAE SCOTIAE ET HIBERNIAE ET CETERORUM PROTECTOR), meaning "Oliver, by the Grace of God Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland and other (territories)".
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Half-crown silver coin of Oliver Cromwell, 1658. The Latin inscription reads: O...

Otto Lehmann: "Stuetzt unsre Feldgrauen - Zerreisst Englands Macht - Zeichnet Kriegsanleihe". Germany, 1914-1918. Colour lithograph, 97.5 x 68.5cm.
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Otto Lehmann: "Stuetzt unsre Feldgrauen - Zerreisst Englands Macht - Zeichnet Kr...

Dewey: "Our Daddy is fighting at the Front for You". USA, 1917. Colour lithograph, 72.5 x 47cm.
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Dewey: "Our Daddy is fighting at the Front for You". USA, 1917. Colour lithograp...

Anti-Bolshevism poster, published by the propaganda department of Odessa during the short independence of the Ukrainian State, 1918 or 1919. Colour lithograph, 79 x 55cm.
This poster shows a blood oozing Trotzky on the walls of the Kremlin Palace.  In the foreground Mongol soldiers are shooting a captivated Russian peasant.
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Anti-Bolshevism poster, published by the propaganda department of Odessa during...

Vladimir Krinski: "Ein Tempel der Maschinenanbeter - A Temple of Machine Worshippers". Russia, about 1917. Lithograph.
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Vladimir Krinski: "Ein Tempel der Maschinenanbeter - A Temple of Machine Worship...

Political poster. Russia, 1967. Colour lithograph, 89 x 58.5cm.  Poster commemorating the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution 1917.
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Political poster. Russia, 1967. Colour lithograph, 89 x 58.5cm. Poster commemor...

The Great Wall of China was begun by the first Emperor 
of the united country, Qin Shihuangdi, around 210 BCE. 
Its disconnected parts are about 5.000 kms long. The   
wall is 7 to 8 m high and its paved top is 5,5 m wide. 
There is a watchtower every 120 m. See 05-01-02/1-12
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The Great Wall of China was begun by the first Emperor of the united country, Q...

The Great Wall of China was begun by the first Emperor 
of the united country, Qin Shihuangdi, around 210 BCE. 
Its disconnected parts are about 5.000 kms long. The   
wall is 7 to 8 m high and its paved top is 5,5 m wide. 
There is a watchtower every 120 m. See 05-01-รก2/1-12
#050102 2

The Great Wall of China was begun by the first Emperor of the united country, Q...