Henrik Gallery

Siege of Groll

Dutch forces, assisted by the English, under prince Frederik Henrik, besiege Groll : after a month-long siege the Spanish are compelled to evacuate the town. Date: 19 July - 19 August 1627

© Mary Evans Picture Library

1627, 19, Assisted, August, Besiege, Compelled, Dutch, English, Evacuate, Events, Forces, Frederik, Groll, Henrik, Historical, History, Independence, July, Long, Month, Netherlands, Prince, Siege, Spanish, Struggle, Town

Breda Recaptured

Breda is continually taken and re-taken by Spaniards and Dutch in turn : Spinola's Spanish took it in 1625 but now it is retaken by Frederik Henrik after a long siege. Date: 1637

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1625, 1637, Breda, Continually, Dutch, Events, Frederik, Henrik, Historical, History, Independence, Long, Netherlands, Recaptured, Retaken, Siege, Spaniards, Spanish, Spinola, Spinolas, Struggle, Turn

Parus caeruleus, blue tits (subspecies from the Canary Islan

Watercolour by Henrik Gr�ld c. (1920). Subspecies from top to bottom: degener, teneriffae, palmensis, ambriosus

© Mary Evans / Natural History Museum

1858 1940, Anatomy, Animal, Animals, Aves, Back, Belly, Bib, Bird, Birds, Birds The Art Of Ornithology, Blue, Blue Tit, Bluetit, Branch, Breast, Canary Islands, Cap, Cheek, Collar, Cyanistes, Cyanistes Caeruleus, Elphick, Eurasian Blue Tit, Green, Gronvold, Henrik, Henrik Gronvold, Illustration, Jonathan