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A challenge to a duel,14th.King Richard II sits on a throne under a red and gold canopy, surrounded by nobles, some in ermine capes, one in an ermine hat. A man in the foreground stoops, seemingly to pick up a glove that another man, left, has just thrown down as a challenge to a duel. From Jean Froissart's Chronicles. Harl.4380.fol.141.
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A challenge to a duel,14th.King Richard II sits on a throne under a red and gold...

Nectanebus as a serpent entering Queen Olympias' chamber and practising enchantments on her in her bed. Queen Olympias was the mother of Alexander the Great. Initial "E" and ivy-sprig border. From "Li Livre et la vraye hystoire du bon roy Alexandre",1400-1425. Roy.20.B.XX.fol.8 v.
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Nectanebus as a serpent entering Queen Olympias' chamber and practising enchant...

Alexander the Great builds a city as a memorial to his beloved horse Bucephalos. From "Le Livre et la vraye hystoire du bon roy Alexandre." Roy.20.B.xx.fol.82 Min.
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Alexander the Great builds a city as a memorial to his beloved horse Bucephalos....

Hugh de Puisac and the King of France, 1325-1350. Puisac is pictured on the right in favour with the King, and on the left plotting against him. In the distance, traitors are being hanged. From Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis". ID: Roy E III, fol. 28
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Hugh de Puisac and the King of France, 1325-1350. Puisac is pictured on the righ...

Alexander addressing his people, 1400-1425. Alexander the Great stands on a raised wooden platform with railings, to address his subjects. From "Le Livre et la vraye hystoire du bon roy Alixandre". ID: Roy 20 B XX, fol. 29
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Alexander addressing his people, 1400-1425. Alexander the Great stands on a rais...

Meeting of Alexander the Great and the amazons, 1400-1425. Alexander and his soldiers are confronted by an army of women on horseback,led by a queen. From "Le Livre et la vraye hystoire du bon roy Alixandre". ID: Roy 20 B XX, fol. 47 verso.
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Meeting of Alexander the Great and the amazons, 1400-1425. Alexander and his sol...

Alexander, fighting Porus of India in single combat, charges and unhorses him with a thrust of his lance. Their respective armies look on. From "Le Livre et la vraye hystoire du bon roy Alixandre". ID: Roy 20 B XX. fol. 53
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Alexander, fighting Porus of India in single combat, charges and unhorses him wi...

Alexander the Great and his knights battling dragons, early 15th. The dragons have emeralds set into their foreheads. One of the dragons seems to have been killed. From "Le Livre et la vraye hystoire du bon roy Alixandre" ID: Roy 20 B XX fol. 73
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Alexander the Great and his knights battling dragons, early 15th. The dragons ha...

Richard II orders the execution of a rebel, late 15th. The rebel is kneeling down in prayer as a man raises a sword to kill him. From "Chronique d'Angleterre". ID: Roy 14 E IV, fol. 98 verso.
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Richard II orders the execution of a rebel, late 15th. The rebel is kneeling dow...

Agamemnon and Achilles, around 1500. King Agamemnon is at council in his tent. He and his men wear armour and ermine-trimmed robes. On the left a gold statue of a god. Achilles is in bed in a tent behind. Fom the Troy Book and the Story of Thebes by John Lydgate. ID:Roy 18 D II fol.95
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Agamemnon and Achilles, around 1500. King Agamemnon is at council in his tent. H...

Masons building a tower. They use tools to shape stone blocks. Nobles watch the proceedings, one sits on a canopied throne. Right half of a diptych from the Isabella Breviary, presented to Queen Isabella of Spain by Francisco de Roias. ID: Add 18851, fol. 184-185 (detail).
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Masons building a tower. They use tools to shape stone blocks. Nobles watch the...

Nebuchadnezzar II besieges Jerusalem, around 1405-1415. From the "Great Bible", St. Jerome version. ID:Royal 1 E.IX, fol.222
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Nebuchadnezzar II besieges Jerusalem, around 1405-1415. From the "Great Bible",...