Berry Collection (page 10)

French defences
French dug out on the Aisne canal at Berry du Bac in France during World War I Date: 5 December 1917

Two branches of Berberis Carvellii (barberry or pepperidge bush) of the Berberidaceae family, full of bright red berries, which provide food for small birds

Council of Charles VI
Twelve-year old Charles VI holds a council at Amiens, assisted by his guardians the ducs of Bourbon, Anjou, Berry and Bourgogne

J. B. Hobbs Batting, 1924
Photograph of Jack Berry Hobbs (1882-1963), the Surrey and England batsman, in attacking pose, during the 1924 season. Hobbs was the first cricketer to surpass W.G

Oxford University vs. Cambridge University Football Match, 1
Illustration showing Berry of Oxford University scoring a goal in the 1908 varsity match, played at the Queens Club, February 1908. The match was won by Oxford 4-1

J. B. Hobbs scores the run to make his 126th Century, 1926
Photograph of John Berry Hobbs scoring the single run which took him to his 126th first-class century, during a match between Surrey and Somerset, 1926

Folklore / Lubins
LES LUBINS - entities of Berry, central france - inoffensive creatures who lurk near cemeteries, and can be heard chatting in an unknown tongue

Folklore / Hare-Witch
The hare-witch of Berry, central France; sometimes they are thought to be malevolent humans who have disguised themselves

Edmund Berry Godfrey
EDMUND BERRY GODFREY Magistrate and politician, murdered ostensibly by papists, 12 October 1678

FLAMBETTES
The nocturnal FLAMBETTES, seen in Berry (central France) are believed by the local populace to assume human form

Admiring Tomb in Church
Sightseers admire the tomb of Lady Berry, in Stepney church, London

FERDINAND (1778-1820)
CHARLES FERDINAND DUKE OF BERRY. The son of Charles X, King of France

Duchesse De Berry
The duchesse, widow of the murdered duc who had been heir to the throne, is arrested at Nantes for activities aimed at restoring the Orleans regime

Duchesse at Toulouse
The duchesse de Berry, widow of the murdered duc, is a tireless royalist plotter : she visits Toulouse in the hope of drumming up support for the Bourbon cause

Duc De Berry Murdered
Louis XVIII at the deathbed of the duc de Berry, his ultra- conservative nephew and heir to the throne, stabbed by a saddler named Louvel

Berry / January
JANUARY The Duc de Berry at table, surrounded by courtiers

Berry / December
DECEMBER Near the chateau de Vincennes, dogs bring down a wild boar

Berry / November
NOVEMBER A swineherd throws his stick among the oak branches to bring down the acorns to feed his animals

Berry / October
OCTOBER Peasants sow next years crops within sight of the Palais du Louvre, Paris

Berry / March
MARCH Plowing and tending vines near the chateau de Lusignan : the fairy Melusine, in the form of a dragon, is seen flying over the chateau

Pierres-Sottes
Les PIERRES-SOTTES [also known as pierres caillasses - rocks in Berry, Central France, popularly supposed to be animated

Folklore / Grand bete
The GRAND BETE (= Great Beast) is a scary monster of Berry, central France, usually in the form of a huge bull, though sometimes as a dog, hare or sheep - but always gigantic

Monk of the Marshes
THE MONK OF THE MARSHES a huge and sinister figure seen by countryfolk who pass ponds in Berry, central France, at night Date: 1858

Apparitions / Demoiselles
LES DEMOISELLES faceless white female figures who may be encountered in the woods of Berry, central France - but who or what they are, no one knows

Folklore / Casseur De Bois
LE CASSEU DE BOIS (= branch-breaker) of Berry, central France, entity who breaks tree branches and may challenge the peasant as he gathers his firewood

Folklore / Wolf-Charmer
LE MENEUR DE LOUPS (= Wolf-charmer) of Berry, central France - a power handed down from father to son in certain families

Lavandieres De LA Nuit
LES LAVANDIERES DE LA NUIT (= Laundresses of the night) sinister washerwomen of Berry, central France, who launder infant corpses by stagnant pools

Stone Men Apparitions
The STONE MEN - fearful apparitions seen at night by the countryfolk of Berry, in central France

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