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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

4,351 photos
Coronation of Otto II and the assassination of         
Saint Edward.                                          
From "Le Miroir Historial" of Vincent de Beauvais,     
Ms.722/1196,fol.137 verso.
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Coronation of Otto II and the assassination of Saint Edward....

Friedrich II Hohenstaufen crowned Emperor by Pope      
Honorius III.                                          
From Vincent de Beauvais,"Le Miroir Historial"         
Ms.722/1196,fol.392 recto
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Friedrich II Hohenstaufen crowned Emperor by Pope Honorius III....

Antiochus and the seven Macabee brothers.              
From an illustrated edition of Josephus Flavius,       
The Jewish War.Ms.776/1061,fol.21
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Antiochus and the seven Macabee brothers. From an illustrated edit...

The Death of Philippe VI of France and the Coronation  
of Jean le Bon.Chroniques of Jean Froissart,           
Ms.873/501,fol.184 verso. 1472
#15020629

The Death of Philippe VI of France and the Coronation of Jean le Bon.Chronique...

Funeral of Jean le Bon in Paris;coronation of          
Charles V in Reims.Chroniques of Jean Froissart,       
Ms.874/478,fo.1. 1472
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Funeral of Jean le Bon in Paris;coronation of Charles V in Reims.Chron...

Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry were painted    
by Pol de Limbourg in 1409 and finished 70 years later 
by Jean Colombe.Paradise:The serpent hands Eve the     
apple;Eve gives the apple to Adam;God's reproach;      
Adam and Eve are expulsed by the angel.
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Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry were painted by Pol de Limbourg in 14...

Le Livre des faits Monseigneur Saint Louis.
After his return from the cruisade,Louis IX unites
his counsillors to discuss reforms in order to
appease the wrath of God.
folio 59 verso      FR 2829
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Le Livre des faits Monseigneur Saint Louis. After his return from the cruisade,...

Pierre Le Baud,"Compilation des Chroniques et histoires
des Bretons".The siege of the castle of Jean de Derval 
during the Hundred Years'War.Right:Du Guesclin on a    
white horse;left:In front of his tent, Louis d'Anjou   
receives a royal order.folio 281,  FR 8266
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Pierre Le Baud,"Compilation des Chroniques et histoires des Bretons".The siege o...

French King Charles VI gives his daughter Isabelle     
to his English cousin Richard II.The wedding caused a  
brief interruption in the Hundred Year's War.Between   
the couple and the tents the companions of Isabelle and
Richard.Chroniques de Froissart,folio 245 verso,FR 2646
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French King Charles VI gives his daughter Isabelle to his English cousin Ri...

When a group of "savages" with hairy coats interrupted 
a court wedding,their costumes caught fire.Four dancers
died and Charles VI barely escaped,wrapped in the coat 
of the Duchess of Berry (28 January 1393).             
Chroniques de Jean Froissart,folio 176, FR 2646
#15020653

When a group of "savages" with hairy coats interrupted a court wedding,their co...

Grandes Chroniques de France,1471.A meeting outside    
Paris:King Wenceslas (in white robe) leads the imperial
procession;the old Emperor Karl IV greets Charles V    
King of France.Right: porte St.Martin, left :the       
fortress du Temple. folio 444, FR 6465
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Grandes Chroniques de France,1471.A meeting outside Paris:King Wenceslas (in...

Outside the Porte St.Denis,King Charles VI of France   
greets his Queen Isabeau of Bavaria. This first visit  
of the Queen to Paris in 1389 marks the reconciliation 
of Charles VI and the city after a mutiny.             
Jean Froissart,Chroniques, folio 6  FR 2646
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Outside the Porte St.Denis,King Charles VI of France greets his Queen Isabeau...