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Background imageDefend Collection: Attack of a Fortified Village

Attack of a Fortified Village
A battle scene as early Brazilian warriors fight with clubs, bows and arrows, attacking a fortified village. One warrior sounds a horn. Date: circa 1500

Background imageDefend Collection: Poster, Freedom is in Peril, WW2

Poster, Freedom is in Peril, WW2
Poster, Freedom is in Peril, defend it with all your might, Ministry of Information. 1939

Background imageDefend Collection: When news arrives that the Prussians are attacking Verdun

When news arrives that the Prussians are attacking Verdun, the Garde Nationale leaves Paris to defend the country, while crowds cheer them on the Pont Neuf Date: September 1792

Background imageDefend Collection: WW1 - Hands Off. The Engish have landed

WW1 - Hands Off. The Engish have landed
WW1 - Marianne to Kaiser Wilhelm II - Hands Off! The Engish have landed. Warning to Germany not to set her sight on France as the English will be on hand to defend her border... Date: 1914

Background imageDefend Collection: SOCIAL / NATIVE ATTACK

SOCIAL / NATIVE ATTACK
A white family is attacked by native Americans; a woman prepares to defend the house with a rifle Date: circa 1650

Background imageDefend Collection: GERMANS V ROMANS 1BC

GERMANS V ROMANS 1BC
Germans defend their land from the Romans Date: circa 1 BC

Background imageDefend Collection: EMILE ZOLA, novelist arriving at the Palais de Justice

EMILE ZOLA, novelist arriving at the Palais de Justice
EMILE ZOLA (1840 - 1902), French novelist arriving at the Palais de Justice to defend Dreyfus

Background imageDefend Collection: INDIANS ATTACK FAMILY

INDIANS ATTACK FAMILY
A white family is attacked by native Americans; a woman prepares to defend the house with a rifle Date: circa 1650

Background imageDefend Collection: FRANCE / 1830 / BARRICADES

FRANCE / 1830 / BARRICADES
Parisian rebels defend barricades at the Rue St Honore, on the corner of Rue du Coq Date: 1830

Background imageDefend Collection: LOUIS-NAPOLEONS COUP

LOUIS-NAPOLEONS COUP
Barricades at Faubourg St Martin, Paris, during Louis- Napoleons coup. Date: 3 December 1851

Background imageDefend Collection: REVOLUTION / TAKES ARMS

REVOLUTION / TAKES ARMS
The nation takes arms to defend itself. Date: circa 1791

Background imageDefend Collection: COMMUNE / ON THE BARRICADE

COMMUNE / ON THE BARRICADE
A defiant woman Communard holds aloft the red flag as she stands on a barricade erected to defend Paris from government troops Date: 1871

Background imageDefend Collection: ORDER OF SAN STEFANO

ORDER OF SAN STEFANO created by Cosimo di Medici in 1561, to defend Italian commerce aganst the infidels (a sound commercial proposition !)

Background imageDefend Collection: BATTLE OF STREETS

BATTLE OF STREETS
THE BATTLE OF THE STREETS The old, narrow streets defend themselves against the attack of the wider thoroughfares - We shall soon be without a lane or an alley in London Date: 1845

Background imageDefend Collection: History of Crusades. Seventh Crusade. Siege of Damietta (Jun

History of Crusades. Seventh Crusade. Siege of Damietta (June 7, 1249) by Louis IX of France (1226-1270). The city was taken with little resistance from the Egyptians. Miniature.15th century

Background imageDefend Collection: Crimean War (1853-1856). Siege of Sevastopol, 1854-1855, by

Crimean War (1853-1856). Siege of Sevastopol, 1854-1855, by Franz Alekseyevich Roubaud (1856-1928). The city, on the Black Sea, was besieged for 11 months. Detail

Background imageDefend Collection: WW1 - Night attack and action in the trenches

WW1 - Night attack and action in the trenches
WW1 - Defending troops open rapid fire on enemy trenches with machine-gun, rifle and trench mortar after night patrols receive warning of an impending " rush" attack. Date: 1916

Background imageDefend Collection: Jesuits Swear Oath

Jesuits Swear Oath
Loyola and his companions, at an altar in Montmartre, Paris, swear to create the Society of Jesus to defend the Catholic Church against the evils of the Reformation

Background imageDefend Collection: Pyrrhus fighting the Romans at Battle of Asculum

Pyrrhus fighting the Romans at Battle of Asculum
Pyrrhus, King of Epirus and Macedon, fighting the Romans at the Battle of Asculum (or Ausculum), in his bid to defend the Greek city of Taranto (Tarentum) in southern Italy

Background imageDefend Collection: Cannon on the wall. Dubrovnik. Croatia

Cannon on the wall. Dubrovnik. Croatia

Background imageDefend Collection: Latin inscription on the pedestal of the statue of Marshal J

Latin inscription on the pedestal of the statue of Marshal Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg, defender of the city of Corfu of the Turkish invasion of 1716. Corfu. Ionian Islands. Greece

Background imageDefend Collection: TOSSA DE MAR. Catalonia. Spain

TOSSA DE MAR. Catalonia. Spain
TOSSA DE MAR. Town located in the Costa Brava. Landscape coast. La Selva Region. Girona Province. Catalonia. Spain. Europe

Background imageDefend Collection: WW2 poster, Your planes and your work defend our Empire

WW2 poster, Your planes and your work defend our Empire, with a newspaper article dated 22 January 1942, Hurricanes Fight At Singapore. Date: 1942

Background imageDefend Collection: WW1 - Zeppelins raiding over Paris, France, 1915

WW1 - Zeppelins raiding over Paris, France, 1915
WW1 - An illustration depicting the terror of zeppelins dominating the sky in an air raid at night over Paris, France. Searchlights beam from the city below, marking the zeppelins

Background imageDefend Collection: Albatros W 4 German single-seat floatplane fighter

Albatros W 4 German single-seat floatplane fighter used by the German Navy to defend its shore bases. It entered service in late 1916. Seen here is serial no

Background imageDefend Collection: VALPUESTA, Pedro de (1614-1688). Philip IV Swears

VALPUESTA, Pedro de (1614-1688). Philip IV Swears to defend the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception. ca. 1655. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Museo de Historia

Background imageDefend Collection: Recruitment poster, Enlist Now in the US Army, WW1

Recruitment poster, Enlist Now in the US Army, WW1
First World War recruitment poster, Enlist Now in the United States Army. Showing Uncle Sam rolling up his sleeves, ready to defend his country. Date: 1917-1918

Background imageDefend Collection: Norsemen in France

Norsemen in France
Paris is besieged unsuccess- -fully by the Norsemen; Count Eudes and bishop Goslin defend the city and the Vikings are paid to turn their attention to Bourgogne

Background imageDefend Collection: Badger (Bewick)

Badger (Bewick)
Ursus meles Few creatures defend themselves better, or bite with greater keenness...it is notwithstanding very harmless and inoffensive

Background imageDefend Collection: Publius Horatius Cocles defending the Tiber bridge

Publius Horatius Cocles defending the Tiber bridge
Publius Horatius Cocles, an army officer of the Roman Republic, together with two companions, Spurius Larcius and Titus Herminius

Background imageDefend Collection: WW1 recruitment poster, Join the US Marines

WW1 recruitment poster, Join the US Marines
Recruitment poster, Do Your Duty, Join the US Marines, help them defend America on land and sea. circa 1918

Background imageDefend Collection: Fantastic Adventures - Land of the Shadow Dragons

Fantastic Adventures - Land of the Shadow Dragons
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, May 1941, featuring the story Land of the Shadow Dragons by Eando Binder. Man in overall defend a pretty woman from a huge dragon after their plane crashed. Date: 1941

Background imageDefend Collection: REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA. Stretch of wall between Saranda and Mes

REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA. Stretch of wall between Saranda and Mes
REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA. Stretch of wall along the road between Saranda and Mesopotam

Background imageDefend Collection: REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. Kotor. The wall

REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. Kotor. The wall
MREPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. Kotor. The wall

Background imageDefend Collection: Victorinus wall. Late IV century A. C. Byllis Ruins. Republi

Victorinus wall. Late IV century A. C. Byllis Ruins. Republi
ROMAN ART. REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA. Remains of the Wall of Victorinus (Victorino). Late IV century a.C. Byllis Ruins

Background imageDefend Collection: Uprising in Valencia, to defend the Spanish Constitution of

Uprising in Valencia, to defend the Spanish Constitution of
Spain history. Liberal Triennium. National Militia Uprising in the city of Valencia, 1822. They want to defend the Spanish Constitution of absolutism of King Ferdinand VII. Lithograph by J

Background imageDefend Collection: Monument to the Siege of Zaragoza, 1908 by Agustin Querol. S

Monument to the Siege of Zaragoza, 1908 by Agustin Querol. S
Napoleonic Wars. Peninsular War (1807-1814). Monument to the Siege of Zaragoza. Built in1908 by the Spanish sculptor Agustin Querol (1860-1909)

Background imageDefend Collection: Cannon used to defend the city during the siege of Sevastopo

Cannon used to defend the city during the siege of Sevastopol (1854-1856), episode of the Crimean War (1853-1856). Sevastopol. Ukraine

Background imageDefend Collection: Belmonte castle. A Plateresque window with decoration. La Ma

Belmonte castle. A Plateresque window with decoration. La Ma
Belmonte castle. Built by John Pacheco between 1456 and 1470 over another fortification of 1324. Gothic transition to plateresque

Background imageDefend Collection: Russia. Moscow. 1856. Ceremony to welcome the participants i

Russia. Moscow. 1856. Ceremony to welcome the participants in the siege of Sevastopol defense, during the Crimean War (1853-1856). Lithography by Vasili Fedorovich (George Wilhelm) Timm (1820-1895)

Background imageDefend Collection: Ukraine. Sevastopol. Monument to Russian General Eduard Ivan

Ukraine. Sevastopol. Monument to Russian General Eduard Ivan
Ukraine. Sevastopol. Monument (1909) to Russian General Eduard Ivanovich Totleben (1818-1884) and defenders of the city during the Crimean War. Crimean Peninsula

Background imageDefend Collection: Simon Peter (Saint Peter) defends Jesus with a sword and hit

Simon Peter (Saint Peter) defends Jesus with a sword and hit a soldier but Jesus calls to lay down the sword. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Background imageDefend Collection: Arab family. Colored engraving

Arab family. Colored engraving

Background imageDefend Collection: CROATIA. DUBROVNIK. Minceta tower designed by Michelozzi in

CROATIA. DUBROVNIK. Minceta tower designed by Michelozzi in 1461

Background imageDefend Collection: Belmonte castle. Castile-La Mancha. Spain

Belmonte castle. Castile-La Mancha. Spain
Belmonte castle. Built by John Pacheco between 1456 and 1470 on other fortification of 1324. Gothic transition to plateresque

Background imageDefend Collection: Hill Fort of Santa Tecla (Santa Tegra)

Hill Fort of Santa Tecla (Santa Tegra). Was inhabited from AD X century B.C. until the third century AD. La Guardia (A Garda). Pontevedra province. Galicia. Spain

Background imageDefend Collection: Torija. Castle. Spain

Torija. Castle. Spain
TORIJA. Partial view of the castle, destroyed in the nineteenth century by The Empecinado during the Spanish Independence War and rebuilt according to the trace of the fifteenth century

Background imageDefend Collection: Royalist Defence

Royalist Defence
A Royalist household defend themselves against the Parliamentary forces : the women help by loading the muskets for the men, watched by a King Charles spaniel. Date: circa 1645



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