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Wars and Battles


Wars, Battles, Warefare, Soldiers, Weapons etc.



11 subcategories
Battles against Turks

BATTLES AGAINST TURKS

Battles by century

BATTLES BY CENTURY

Conquest of England - Bayeux Tapestry

CONQUEST OF ENGLAND - BAYEUX TAPESTRY

Crusades

CRUSADES

Emperor Karl V

EMPEROR KARL V

Mythological Battles

MYTHOLOGICAL BATTLES

Napoleonic Battles

NAPOLEONIC BATTLES

Naval Battles

NAVAL BATTLES

Prince Eugene of Savoy

PRINCE EUGENE OF SAVOY

Sieges

SIEGES

War of Austrian Succession

WAR OF AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION

541 photos
Two English ships with soldiers with armour and lances attacking the harbour of Cadsand in Flanders, defended by soldiers inside and outside a fortified tower. From the "Chronicles" of the Hundred Years War, by Jean Froissart, historian (1333-1410), MS 864, folio 334 v.
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Two English ships with soldiers with armour and lances attacking the harbour of...

Naval battle of l'Ecluse in which the English destroyed a French fleet. Two vessels, full of soldiers in armour with lances, fighting. From the "Chronicles" of the Hundred Years War by Jean Froissart (1333-1410). MS 864, folio 59
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Naval battle of l'Ecluse in which the English destroyed a French fleet. Two vess...

The naval battle of La Rochelle, in which an English fleet was defeated by a Spanish fleet in the service of France. Two ships with soldiers, in the background a rock with a fortress. From the "Chronicles" of the historian Jean Froissart (1333-1410). MS 864, folio 343
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The naval battle of La Rochelle, in which an English fleet was defeated by a...

5 illuminations with text on one page. Jesus' family tree from Josias to Azor. Upper register: siege of Jerusalem, center: the jews led into exile in Babylon, 3 pairs of ancestors, Salathiel, Abiud, Amor. Calf-hide from the diocese of Mainz, mid 13th. MS 13, folio 18 v.
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5 illuminations with text on one page. Jesus' family tree from Josias to Azor...

A meeting of the Grand Council of Venice presided by the Doge Sebastiano Venier, to celebrate the naval victory over the Turks at Lepanto, 1571. From the "Travels" of the Venetian Charles Magius MS 134
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A meeting of the Grand Council of Venice presided by the Doge Sebastiano V...

Flavius Josephus,The Jewish War.MS 776/1061 Fol.155. Siege of a city in Judaea.
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Flavius Josephus,The Jewish War.MS 776/1061 Fol.155. Siege of a city in Judae...

Tancred de Hauteville captures the city of Tarsus. From the "Roman de Godefroi de Bouillon", 1337. Ms.fr.22495, fol.32 verso.
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Tancred de Hauteville captures the city of Tarsus. From the "Roman de Godef...

Baudoin,King of Jerusalem, crosses the Jordan river and denounces his wife. From the "Roman de Godefroi de Bouillon",1337 Ms.fr.22495,fol.32 verso.
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Baudoin,King of Jerusalem, crosses the Jordan river and denounces his wife. From...

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...

Les Grandes Chroniques de France,middle 15th.French, parchment,46,5 x 32,5 cm 441 pages. Good King Louis IX (the Saint)during the 7th crusade: his ships on the Nile;battle against the Sarazens; burial of masons killed by the Sarazens. Fol.338
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Les Grandes Chroniques de France,middle 15th.French, parchment,46,5 x 32,5 cm...

Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom) church and mosque, now museum. Built under Justinian (527-565) over a 4th ct. basilica. Minarets were added when the church became a mosque after the Turkish conquest in 1453. Painted-over mosaics were restored under sultan Abdul Mecit in 1847. Hagia Sophia was the seat of the Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople (also known as Byzanz or Istanbul) and a principal setting for Byzantine imperial ceremonies. In this church the coronation of emperor Alexios IV Angelo took place on August 1 1203.
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Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom) church and mosque, now museum. Built under Jus...