1453 Collection

Siege of Constantinople
SIEGE OF CONSTANTINOPLE The Turks under Sultan Mehmed II besiege the Byzantine capital; both sides use Greek Fire against the other

Siege of Constantinople
SIEGE OF CONSTANTINOPLE Turkish Sultan Mehmed II enters the captured city after a six-week siege

John Earl Shrewsbury
JOHN TALBOT, first earl of SHREWSBURY soldier and statesman

Constantine XI Palaeolog
CONSTANTINE XI PALAEOLOGUS The last Byzantine Emperor, who died trying to save Constantinople from the Turks

Constantinople Fall - 3
The cannon of sultan Orban Date: April 1453

MARGARET / 1453-1486
MARGARET OF DENMARK Queen to James III of Scotland

Harrier at RAF Stanley
Paul Salisbury standing near British Aerospace Harrier GR.3 (Phase 6) L on the 1453 Flight pan, RAF Stanley in the latter half of 1984 in the Falkland Islands Date: 1984

Chiddingstone High Street. One of the prettiest villages in Kent, and perhaps England, Chiddingstone is a beautiful example of a Tudor one-street village

Me with Harrier
Me leaning on the wing of a British Aerospace Harrier GR.3 (Phase 6) on the 1453 Flight pan, RAF Stanley, in the Falkland Islands October 1984. Date: 1984

Agusta-Bell 47G-3B-1 HB-XBW (msn 1453). Date: 1960s-1970s

MAP / EUROPE / FRANCE 12C
Map of France showing English possessions between 1165 and 1453. Date: 12th-15th century

SHREWSBURY / JOHN TALBOT
JOHN TALBOT 1st EARL of SHREWSBURY Presenting his book to Queen Margaret Date: 1384? - 1453

Irene - a play by Samuel Johnson
Irene is a Neoclassical tragedy written between 1726 and 1749 by Samuel Johnson. Johnsons main source for the story of Irene was Richard Knolless Generall Historie of the Turkes (1603)

Albuquerque Silva
ALFONSO DE ALBUQUERQUE Portuguese soldier and governor in India Date: 1453 - 1515

Battle of Castillon
BATTLE OF CASTILLON Foot soldiers against cavalry in one of the last engagements of the war Date: 17 July 1453

Georg Fugger / Banker
GEORG FUGGER German financier and merchant; son of the founder of the firm, Jakob Fugger I. Leased the Roman mint (1508-15). Date: 1453 - 1506

Margaret of Denmark (1453 - 1486), married to James III of Scotland (daugther of Christian, King of Denmark)

1st Lord Campbell
DUNCAN CAMPBELL, 1ST LORD CAMPBELL Scottish noble. Date: ? - 1453

Shrewsbury / John Talbot
HENRY VI (Reigned 1422-61 & 1470-1471) presents a sword to John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury

Gonzalo De Cordoba - 2
HERNANDEZ (Ferdinand) GONZALO (Gonsalvo) DE CORDOBA (Cordova) known as El Gran Capitan Spanish military commander Date: 1453 - 1515

Foscari Palace - Grand Canal, Venice, Italy
Ca Foscari, the palace of the Foscari family, situated on the waterfront of the Grand Canal in the Dorsoduro sestieri of Venice, Italy

LUNA, Alvaro de (1390-1453). Spanish politician, Constable of Castile. Engraving for L. Noseret. Engraving

Sir John More, Judge
SIR JOHN MORE judge, father of sir Thomas More Date: 1453 - 1530

Constantinople Fall - 2
The defenders try to protect the city by placing a chain across the Golden Horn. Date: April 1453

Constantinople Fall - 5
In the cathedral of Santa Sophia, the Roman and Orthodox churches are reconciled - but its too late to save the city. Date: 28 May 1453

Constantinople Fall - 4
Mehmets stratagem - to attack the city in the rear - proves very successful. Date: 22 April 1453

Constantinople Fall - 6
The emperor Constantinus XI Paleologus is last seen fighting as the gates of the city fall to the Turks. Date: 29 May 1453

Greek Learning
After the fall of Constantinople to the Turks, Greek scholars flee to the west : the Medici family of Firenze (Florence) are particularly welcoming

E De Monstrelet / Larmessi
ENGUERRAND DE MONSTRELET French chronicler

Istanbul Walls
Part of the triple lines of walls which were intended to protect Byzantium against all comers - but they failed to keep out the Turks in 1453

Turkey / Byzantium View
A section of the imperial city of Byzantium, before the Turkish conquest of 1453, showing monuments erected in the ruined hippodrome

Turkey / Byzantium
Florentine map of the imperial city of Byzantium, before the Turkish conquest of 1453, showing how the city is divided by the Golden Horn

Gonzalo De Cordoba
HERNANDEZ (Ferdinand) GONZALO (Gonsalvo) de CORDOBA (Cordova) known as El Gran Capitan Spanish military commander

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