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Charlemagne (742-814) and his third son Pippin (773–810) giving edicts to a clerk. Illuminated manuscript; 10th century.
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Charlemagne (742-814) and his third son Pippin (773–810) giving edicts to a cler...

King David playing the harp surrounded by his musicians. Psalter, 12th century.
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King David playing the harp surrounded by his musicians. Psalter, 12th century.

King David playing the harp. Psalter, 12th century.
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King David playing the harp. Psalter, 12th century.

King Harold II of England is killed by William the Conqueror by an arrow in the eye during the battle of Hastings, 1066. Illumintated manuscript; 13th century.
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King Harold II of England is killed by William the Conqueror by an arrow in the...

King David playing a psaltery accompanied by tuba, organ and cymbal players. From the Psalterium Beatae Elisabeth. Illuminated manuscript; 13th century.
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King David playing a psaltery accompanied by tuba, organ and cymbal players. Fro...

King Louis IX of France embarking for the last crusade in 1270. From the History of Saint Louis. Illuminated manuscript; 1280.
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King Louis IX of France embarking for the last crusade in 1270. From the History...

Two men playing chess from the "Book of Games". The Libro de los Juegos, ("Book of Games"), or Libro de ajedrez, dados y tablas, ("Book of chess, dice and tables") was commissioned by Alfonso X, King of Leon and Castile, during the 13th century between 1251 and 1283. It consists of 98 pages, with 150 color illustrations. The games covered include chess (including the earliest known European chess problems), dice, and tables (the family of games that includes backgammon). It contains the earliest known description of some of these games, including many games imported from the Arab kingdoms. It is one of the most important documents for researching the history of board games.
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Two men playing chess from the "Book of Games". The Libro de los Juegos, ("Book...

Manesse Codex (sheet 17r): Heinrich I Duke of Askanien and Prince von Anhalt (around 1170-1252), nephew of Heinrich III of Meißen. The Manesse Codex or Grosse Heidelberger Liederhandschrift (Heidelberg, University of Heidelberg Library, Cod. Pal. germ. 848) is a book copied and illustrated between 1305-1340 in Zürich, presumably compiled by Johannes Hadlaub. It contains love songs in Middle High German by important poets, several of whom were famous rulers. The term for these poets, Minnesänger, combines the words for "romantic love" and "singer", reflecting the content of the poetry, which adapted the Provençal troubador tradition to German. This manuscript has 137 portraits of the authors which depict each poet, some of them as idealized knights, dressed in their own heraldic colors and devices, making it possible for readers to identify them.
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Manesse Codex (sheet 17r): Heinrich I Duke of Askanien and Prince von Anhalt (ar...

Manesse Codex (sheet 219v): Wartburg was the seat of the Thuringian landgraves until 1440, and as a place of courtly culture it became the venue of the Sängerkrieg, the Minstrels' Contest, around 1207 with contestants such as Walther von der Vogelweide, Wolfram von Eschenbach, Albrecht von Halberstadt, and many others, taking part. The Manesse Codex or Grosse Heidelberger Liederhandschrift (Heidelberg, University of Heidelberg Library, Cod. Pal. germ. 848) is a book copied and illustrated between 1305-1340 in Zürich, presumably compiled by Johannes Hadlaub. It contains love songs in Middle High German by important poets, several of whom were famous rulers. The term for these poets, Minnesänger, combines the words for "romantic love" and "singer", reflecting the content of the poetry, which adapted the Provençal troubador tradition to German. This manuscript has 137 portraits of the authors which depict each poet, some of them as idealized knights, dressed in their own heraldic colors and devices, making it possible for readers to identify them.
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Manesse Codex (sheet 219v): Wartburg was the seat of the Thuringian landgraves u...

Murder of the Marshals of Normandy and Champagne by Etienne Marcel's soldiers before the eyes of the Dauphin (later King Charles V the Wise 1337-1378) on Frebruary 22, 1358. From Les Grandes Chroniques de France, France; 1375-79. BNF 2813 , Fol. 409v
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Murder of the Marshals of Normandy and Champagne by Etienne Marcel's soldiers be...

The Battle of Gisors in 1198 between the English led by Richard I Lionheart and the French under King Philip II Auguste. From "Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis, vol. 1". France; second quarter of 14th century. Shelfmark: Royal 16 G. VI Page Folio Number: f.360
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The Battle of Gisors in 1198 between the English led by Richard I Lionheart and...

King Richard II gives a charter to Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Nottingham creating him Earl Marshal of England in 1386. England, London; 1386-1399. Shelfmark: Cotton Nero D. VI Page Folio Number: f.85
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King Richard II gives a charter to Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Nottingham creating h...