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Personalities, Aristocracy, Politics and Portraits, Rulers, Emperors and Kings, Crowds and Demonstrations.



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Aristocracy

ARISTOCRACY

Family

FAMILY

Old Age

OLD AGE

Politicians

POLITICIANS

Poverty

POVERTY

Youth

YOUTH

627 photos
The execution of Louis XVI.
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The execution of Louis XVI.

"La Liberte" -Liberty.
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"La Liberte" -Liberty.

The return of the royal family to Paris, after their attempted flight, which took them as far as Varennes. June 25,1791. The coach crosses the Place de la Concorde.
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The return of the royal family to Paris, after their attempted flight, which too...

Honore Gabriel de Riqueti, Comte de Mirabeau (1749-1791), joined the Third Estate as member of the Constituant Assembly of 1789. Famous orator.
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Honore Gabriel de Riqueti, Comte de Mirabeau (1749-1791), joined the...

The legend of King Arthur.Cadbury"Castle",a Celtic Iron age hill-fort in Somerset,is reputed to be Camelot,King Arthur's court and principal citadel.Recently,digs have revealed the foundations of a large timber-hall on this isolated limestone hill.
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The legend of King Arthur.Cadbury"Castle",a Celtic Iron age hill-fort in Somers...

The legend of King Arthur.Cadbury"Castle",a Celtic Iron age hill-fort in Somerset,is reputed to be Camelot,King Arthur's court and principal citadel.Recently,digs have revealed the foundations of a large timber-hall. The bank- and ditch defences of the fort.
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The legend of King Arthur.Cadbury"Castle",a Celtic Iron age hill-fort in Somerse...

The legend of King Arthur.Cadbury"Castle",a Celtic Iron age hill-fort in Somerset,is reputed to be Camelot,King Arthur's court and principal citadel.Recently,digs have revealed the foundations of a large timber-hall. Old trees line the central plateau.
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The legend of King Arthur.Cadbury"Castle",a Celtic Iron age hill-fort in Somerse...

The legend of King Arthur.Cadbury"Castle",a Celtic Iron Age hill-fort in Somerset, is reputed to be Camelot,King Arthur's court and principal citadel.Recently,digs have revealed the foundations of a large timber-hall. A path marks the former main entance into the hill-fort
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The legend of King Arthur.Cadbury"Castle",a Celtic Iron Age hill-fort in Somers...

The legend of King Arthur.Cadbury"Castle",a Celtic Iron age hill-fort in Somerset,is reputed to be Camelot,King Arthur's court and principal citadel.Recently,digs have revealed the foundations of a large timber-hall. The bank- and ditch defences of the fort.
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The legend of King Arthur.Cadbury"Castle",a Celtic Iron age hill-fort in Somerse...

Emperor Karl V's war against Chaireddin (also known as Hayreddin Barbarossa, Grand Admiral of the Ottoman Navy), Turkish governor of Tunis. The painter Vermeyen as war correspondent. Next to him Felipe de Guevara. Cartoons for twelve tapestries. Charcoal and watercolour on paper,385 x 662 cm,Inv.2038 In 1535 the Spanish Empire attacked Tunis, then under the control of the Ottoman Empire. Holy Roman Emperor Karl V (Charles V) of the Habsburg dynasty assembled a huge army and war fleet. He defeated Barbarossa's fleet and, after a siege, captured Tunis on June 1 1535.
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Emperor Karl V's war against Chaireddin (also known as Hayreddin Barbarossa, Gra...

Nikita S.Khrushchev (1894-1971,Prime Minister of the Soviet Union 1958-1964, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1953-64. Paris Conference 1960
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Nikita S.Khrushchev (1894-1971,Prime Minister of the Soviet Union 1958-1964, Fi...

Nikita S.Khrushchev (1894-1971), First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1958-1964, creator of the "thaw" between the Soviet Union and the Weat. Visit to Belgrade,1955
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Nikita S.Khrushchev (1894-1971), First Secretary of the Communist Party of the S...