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Crusades

CRUSADES

French Revolution 1789

FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789

Napoleon Bonaparte

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

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King Harold receives a deadly blow. Bayeux Tapestry, embroidery (11th).
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King Harold receives a deadly blow. Bayeux Tapestry, embroid...

On October 14, 1066 William Duke of Normandy won the Battle of Hastings and became King of England. Since then he was known as William the Conqueror. Saxons fleeing before the onslought of the Norman cavalry. Bayeux Tapestry, embroidery (11th).
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On October 14, 1066 William Duke of Normandy won the Battle of Hastings a...

Falaise Castle. William Duke of Normandy was born here in 1028. The present fortress was built on the site of the earlier castle, about 100 years after William's birth.
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Falaise Castle. William Duke of Normandy was born here in 1028. The present fo...

Pevensey Castle, on the beach of the Norman landing, Great Britain.
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Pevensey Castle, on the beach of the Norman landing, Great Britain.

Hastings Castle - ruins of the main gate.
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Hastings Castle - ruins of the main gate.

The shallow valley between Telham Hill and Senlac Hill, north of Hastings, where William the Conqueror's army assembled for battle on October 14, 1066, at nine in the morning.
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The shallow valley between Telham Hill and Senlac Hill, north of Hastings, where...

The hill where King Harold received deadly wounds during the Battle of Hastings, October 1066
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The hill where King Harold received deadly wounds during the Battle of Has...

Saxon sword found in the Thames River, probably from the time of the Norman conquest in 1066.
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Saxon sword found in the Thames River, probably from the time o...

Scale model of the Battle of Hastings, fought in 1066.
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Scale model of the Battle of Hastings, fought in 1066.

Tambourine decorated with flowers, musical instruments and a bird cage. Tapestry made for Marie-Antoinette. Lampas fabric Design by Philippe de Lasalle
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Tambourine decorated with flowers, musical instruments and...

Gheordez Prayer Rug. White mihrab (prayer niche) with two Turkish floral columns. Stylized mosque lamp hanging from top of mihrab. Wool, from Turkey, 18th
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Gheordez Prayer Rug. White mihrab (prayer niche) with two Turkish floral colum...

Gheordez Prayer Rug, detail of 076725/3. White mihrab (prayer niche) with two Turkish floral columns and stylized mosque lamp. Wool, from Turkey, 18th
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Gheordez Prayer Rug, detail of 076725/3. White mihrab (prayer niche) with two...