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Background imageFortified Collection: Advert / Horlicks Malted

Advert / Horlicks Malted
Horlicks Malted Milk is always up to the Standard - and supposedly this little girl, fortified by Horlick s, never flags?

Background imageFortified Collection: Lucca, Italy

Lucca, Italy
A bird s-eye view town of Lucca in Tuscany showing the fortified walls and street plan

Background imageFortified Collection: Sheriff Hutton Castle

Sheriff Hutton Castle
The snow covered ruins of Sheriff Hutton Castle, Rydale, North Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1379 by Bertram de Bulmer, Sheriff of York, as a fortified manor house. Date: 14th century

Background imageFortified Collection: France / Strasbourg 1590

France / Strasbourg 1590
A view of the ancient walled city of Strasbourg and surrounding countryside as it looked at the end of the 16th century

Background imageFortified Collection: Galle, Sri Lanka, 1671

Galle, Sri Lanka, 1671
Panoramic view of Galle, in southern Sri Lanka. The Dutch fort can be seen at the end of causeway, and they seem to have fortified the town very thoroughly

Background imageFortified Collection: British terriorials charging at Loos

British terriorials charging at Loos
Illustration by S. Begg showing British troops wearing anti-gas masks charging German trenches of the fortified second line at the Battle of Loos with bombs and bayonets

Background imageFortified Collection: Saint-Juvin, France

Saint-Juvin, France
Saint-Juvin - a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. Sent back to Germany, possibly by a German soldier on active service in France during WW1

Background imageFortified Collection: The little house at Arrah

The little house at Arrah
The fortified house at Arrah, refuge for a small party of British officers and 50 sikh soldiers during the Indian Rebellion of 1857

Background imageFortified Collection: The Fortified City of Mandalay, Burma, 1945

The Fortified City of Mandalay, Burma, 1945
Aerial photograph showing the moat and inner walls of the fortified city of Mandalay, also known as Fort Dufferin, in the kingdom of Burma, 1945

Background imageFortified Collection: Oxwich Castle

Oxwich Castle
A view of the ruins of the fortified manor house know as Oxwich Castle in the Gower Peninsula, Glamorgamshire

Background imageFortified Collection: Medieval fortified church in Cristian, Sibiu, Romania

Medieval fortified church in Cristian, Sibiu, Romania
View of a medieval fortified church in Cristian (Grossau), Sibiu, Romania. The church was built in the 13th century

Background imageFortified Collection: China / Great Wall C1830

China / Great Wall C1830
A fortified enclosure along the wall, probably intended as a military encampment

Background imageFortified Collection: Mazagan (El Jadida), Morocco

Mazagan (El Jadida), Morocco
The Harem of a Moorish Minister embarking at Mazagan. The Portuguese fortification of Mazagan, now part of the city of El Jadida, 90-km southwest of Casablanca

Background imageFortified Collection: The Fortress Citadel of Carcassonne, France

The Fortress Citadel of Carcassonne, France Date: circa 1920s

Background imageFortified Collection: Dubrovnik, Croatia - The Main Entrance Gate

Dubrovnik, Croatia - The Main Entrance Gate
Dubrovnik, Croatia - The Old Walled Town - The Main Entrance Gate to the City. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageFortified Collection: Plans, Chateau de Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France

Plans, Chateau de Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France
Plans for the restoration of the logis royaux or royal appartments, 1812, in the collection of the Chateau de Chinon or Forteresse royale de Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France

Background imageFortified Collection: Print, Chateau de Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France

Print, Chateau de Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France
View of the chateau and town of Chinon. aquatint engraving, 1819, by Florent Fidele Constant Bourgeois, 1767-1841, in the collection of the Chateau de Chinon or Forteresse royale de Chinon

Background imageFortified Collection: Painting, Chateau de Sedan, Sedan, Ardennes, France

Painting, Chateau de Sedan, Sedan, Ardennes, France
Mouzon, 30th August 1870, oil painting by Gaston Claris, depicting Captain de Tessiere (2nd Artillery Regiment), Captain Baudouin and gunner Favre in battle during the Franco-Prussian War

Background imageFortified Collection: Bust, Chateau de Sedan, Sedan, Ardennes, France

Bust, Chateau de Sedan, Sedan, Ardennes, France
Bust of Auguste Philippoteaux, mayor of Sedan 1903-4, marble, 1891, by Aristide Croisy, 1840-99, in the museum in the Chateau de Sedan, built 1424 - 17th century

Background imageFortified Collection: Chapel, Chateau de Sedan, Sedan, Ardennes, France

Chapel, Chateau de Sedan, Sedan, Ardennes, France
Chapelle Princiere, a family chapel built c. 1500 and adapted in 1642, in the Chateau de Sedan, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes

Background imageFortified Collection: Museum, Chateau de Sedan, Sedan, Ardennes, France

Museum, Chateau de Sedan, Sedan, Ardennes, France
Model of soldiers at the fireplace, and bread oven, in the museum in the Chateau de Sedan, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes, Grand Est

Background imageFortified Collection: Chateau de Sedan, Sedan, Ardennes, France

Chateau de Sedan, Sedan, Ardennes, France
Chateau de Sedan, aerial view, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes, Grand Est, France

Background imageFortified Collection: Fortified medieval castle at Sedan, Ardennes, France

Fortified medieval castle at Sedan, Ardennes, France
The Fortifications of the fortified medieval castle at Sedan, Ardennes, France - claimed to be the largest in Europe. Date: 1915

Background imageFortified Collection: View of the town of Phari, Yadong County, on the Tibet border (the building is a Dzong)

View of the town of Phari, Yadong County, on the Tibet border (the building is a Dzong, or fortified monastery), from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which

Background imageFortified Collection: British Military Campaign to Tibet - Phari Dzong

British Military Campaign to Tibet - Phari Dzong
View of the town of Phari, Yadong County, on the Tibet border (the building is a Dzong, or fortified monastery), from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which

Background imageFortified Collection: View of the town of Gyantse, with the Dzong (fortified monastery) at the top of the hill

View of the town of Gyantse, with the Dzong (fortified monastery) at the top of the hill, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military

Background imageFortified Collection: View from top of Dzong (a fortified hillside monastery) from a fascinating album which reveals new

View from top of Dzong (a fortified hillside monastery) from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences

Background imageFortified Collection: View of polo ground, with fortified monastery or Dzong on a distant hillside

View of polo ground, with fortified monastery or Dzong on a distant hillside, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed

Background imageFortified Collection: Constantinople. Yedikule Fortress

Constantinople. Yedikule Fortress
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Yedikule Fortress or Fortress of the Seven Towers. Its construction was commissioned by Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II in 1458

Background imageFortified Collection: Turkey. Constantinople. Yedikule Fortress

Turkey. Constantinople. Yedikule Fortress
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Yedikule Fortress or Fortress of the Seven Towers. Its construction was commissioned by Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II in 1458

Background imageFortified Collection: Spain, Andalusia, Tarifa. Castle of the Guzmans

Spain, Andalusia, Tarifa. Castle of the Guzmans
Spain, Andalusia, province of Cadiz, Tarifa. Castle of the Guzmans or Castle of Guzman el Bueno. It was built in 960 by Abd-ar-Rahman III, Caliph of Cordoba

Background imageFortified Collection: Spain, Balearic Islands, Majorca. Bellver Castle

Spain, Balearic Islands, Majorca. Bellver Castle. Gothic style. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Background imageFortified Collection: Spain, Aragon. Castle of Loarre. Engraving

Spain, Aragon. Castle of Loarre. Engraving
Spain, Aragon, Huesca province. Castle of Loarre. It was built during the 11th and 12th centuries. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Background imageFortified Collection: Spain. Castle of Belmonte. Engraving. Later colouration

Spain. Castle of Belmonte. Engraving. Later colouration
Spain, province of Cuenca. Castle of Belmonte, 15th century. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Background imageFortified Collection: Spain, Ponferrada. Templar castle. Engraving

Spain, Ponferrada. Templar castle. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Background imageFortified Collection: Spain, Astorga. Ruins of the old castle. Engraving

Spain, Astorga. Ruins of the old castle. Engraving
Spain, province of Leon, Astorga. Ruins of the old castle, demolished in 1872. Engraving. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Background imageFortified Collection: Castro of Barona. Iron Age Settlement

Castro of Barona. Iron Age Settlement, 1st century BC-1st century AD. Galicia, province of La Coruna, Spain. Date: 2014

Background imageFortified Collection: Panorama of the city of Carcassonne, Southern France

Panorama of the city of Carcassonne, Southern France
Panorama of the walled city of Carcassonne from the west, Southern France Date: circa 1905

Background imageFortified Collection: Castle in the fortified city of Carcassonne, Southern Franc

Castle in the fortified city of Carcassonne, Southern France Date: 1913

Background imageFortified Collection: Yedikule Fortress, Seven Towers, in Istanbul, Turkey

Yedikule Fortress, Seven Towers, in Istanbul, Turkey
Vintage 19th century photograph: Yedikule Fortress (Turkish: Yedikule Hisar─▒ or Yedikule Zindanlar─▒; meaning " Fortress of the Seven Towers", or " Dungeons of the Seven Towers")

Background imageFortified Collection: Towers and walls of Carcassonne, France

Towers and walls of Carcassonne, France
Towers and walls of the fortified town of Carcassonne, France. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageFortified Collection: Advertisement for Stones Ginger Wine. Date: 1893

Advertisement for Stones Ginger Wine. Date: 1893

Background imageFortified Collection: Inside a Maori fortified village or pa, New Zealand

Inside a Maori fortified village or pa, New Zealand
Inside a Maori fortified village or pa (Hippah), New Zealand. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Andrea Bernieri after John Webber from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageFortified Collection: Maori war canoe in front of a pa on a rock

Maori war canoe in front of a pa on a rock
Maoris in a war canoe in front of a pa on an arched rock in New Zealand. The fortified village or pa is atop the perforated rock at Tolaga

Background imageFortified Collection: Allegorical Representation of America

Allegorical Representation of America
An allegorical representation of the products and inhabitants of America; various Native American men and women crowd by a small fortified wall by the water, carrying or moving animals, products

Background imageFortified Collection: Fortified Onondaga Village

Fortified Onondaga Village
A walled and fortified village of the Onondaga people, part of the Iroquois Confederacy, is attacked by Samuel de Champlain and Huron soldiers

Background imageFortified Collection: De Soto Attacks the Alabama Fort

De Soto Attacks the Alabama Fort
Hernando De Soto attacks a fortified town in Alabama in 1540. Various artillery fires towards the towns defences, as cavalry from various positions around the town ride forward. Date: 1540

Background imageFortified 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



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