June Collection (page 100)

Coronation Day 1953
CORONATION OF ELIZABETH II The new Queen (in profile, wearing her crown), turns to Prince Phillip, as they greet the crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace

Conscription / Russia 1941
Young men register to join the Russian army. Conscription was introduced on 23 June 1941

Magna Carta / Robinson
King John, pressured by the barons and threatened with insurrection, reluctantly signs the great charter on the Thames island of Runnymede

Digging a Rail Cutting
The construction of the Tring Cutting. Railway navvies dig out the earth and rock by hand with the spoil lifted up to the top of the bank by horse- powered winches

Zurbano Insurrection
During the prevailing unrest, general Zurbano mounts a rebellion, but he will be shot on 21 June 1845

Battle of Morat - 2
The Burgundians under Charles le Temeraire are decisively defeated by the Swiss under Hans Waldmann, losing - say Swiss chroniclers - 8000 men to the Swiss 500

Battle of Morat - 1
The Burgundians under Charles le Temeraire are decisively defeated by the Swiss under Hans Waldmann, losing - say Swiss chroniclers - 8000 men to the Swiss 500

Pour le mois de juin
Parisian fashions for the month of June, worn by two women standing under a pergola festooned with climbing roses

Montezuma & Spanish
MONTEZUMA is paraded through Tenochtitlan under Spanish armed guard, to martial music

Cholera Victim 1832
A cholera victim at the temporary hospital de la reserve Grenier a l Abondance, Paris, is cheered if not cured by a visit by la comtesse de L.... M

Floods London 1903
Within a space of a few days some seven inches of rain fell, resulting in floods all over the country and London

Stirling Castle 1949
Stirling Castle: monument to Robert the Bruce on the castle esplanade

Shannon Takes Chesapeake
The American frigate Chesapeake is captured by HMS Shannon near Boston

Soldiers Leave for Front
Soldiers prepare to leave for the front, now serving the provisional government rather than the tsar

Soldiers Hear Speaker
Soldiers at Petrograd listen as a speaker tells them what a splendid thing the revolution is

Workers and Soldiers
Workers and soldiers jold a joint meeting on the Field of Mars, Petrograd

Alexander in Prussia
Alexander meets Luise, queen of Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia, at Memel

Russian Troops Leave
Russian troops leave Petrograd to take part in the June offensive, though enthusiasm is limited

Bolshevik Demo Petrograd
A Bolshevik demonstration processes along the Nevski Prospekt at Petrograd (St Petersburg as was and as will again be.)

William IV Crowned
CORONATION OF WILLIAM IV Though he succeeds George IV in June 1830, he is not crowned at Westminster Abbey until 15 months later

Battle of Patay 1429
BATTLE OF PATAY The French under Jeanne d Arc and le duc d Alencon defeat the English as they retreat from Orleans : some English panic, Talbot is captured

Roberts Enters Pretoria
Lord Roberts enters Pretoria triumphantly after the Boer capitals surrender. After Mafekings earlier relief, many thought the war over but it dragged on two years longer

Celebrations at Rome
Street celebrations of the Roman populace

Dieppe Raid Fails
OPERATION JUBILEE - The Allies make a disastrous raid on Dieppe which achieves nothing except to show how difficult the invasion of Europe is certain to be

Wounded from Custozza
After the battle of Custozza, wounded Italians arrive at Desenzano

Garda Embarkation
Garibaldis men embark on lake Garda, prior to attacking the Austrians in the Italian Tyrol

Vitt. Em. at Firenze
Vittorio Emanuele II at Firenze (Florence) prior to his Six Weeks War which will finally do away with Austrian rule in Italy

Vitt. Em. at Florence
Vittorio Emanuele II leaves Florence (currently the capital of Italy) to join his army in the Seven Weeks War which will force Austria to relinquish the Veneto

Naples Insurrection
Garibaldis success inspires riots in Naples : nationalists storm the police station

Retreat at San Giovanni
At San Giovanni, near Bologna, the Neapolitans throw down their arms and abandon the town

Father Giovanni Naples
Padre Giovanni addresses the populace in front of the Jesuits College, Naples

Naples Insurrection 2
Rioting against the ruling regime leads to bitter fighting in the streets of Naples

Attack on Fort Du Bard
The fortress of BARD stands in the path of the French as they advance through the St Bernard pass into Italy, and it capitulates only after heavy bombardment

Battle of Solebay
During the battle of SOUTHWOLD BAY (or SOLEBAY) the earl of Sandwich refuses to leave his burning ship. Though the Dutch suffer heavy losses the battle is indecisive

Battle of Fleurus
The French army of 70, 000, under general Jourdain (thats him on the horse) defeat 50, 000 Austrians under Coburg. Note the French balloon carrying out reconnaissance

After Waterloo
French troops, retreating after the defeat at Waterloo, pass through a village and plunder as they go

Blucher Unhorsed
On the field of battle, the Prussian commander Prinz Blucher is unhorsed, his horse lying over him while the French cavalry hurry past unaware of him

Louis XIV Crosses Rhine
CROSSING THE RHINE Louis XIV and his officers watch as their men cross the river into hostile territory

Vittoria Prisoners
BATTLE OF VITORIA (VITTORIA) Wellingtons men rout Jourdain s, with heavy losses - here, some of the 2000 captured Frenchmen are brought in

Battle of Magenta
Independence war, battle of MAGENTA : the French under MacMahon defeat the Austrians under marshal Gyulai

Wellington at Waterloo
Wellington encourages his men, supposedly with the rallying cry Up guards and at em !

Quatre Bras Casualty
BATTLE OF QUATRE BRAS - in the course of the battle the duke of Brunswick, an officer in the Allied army, is shot

Battle of Solferino 3
The French chasseurs charge the Austrian lines

Fund-Raising Concert
To raise money to purchase a million guns, Garibaldi stages a patriotic concert in the Pagliano theatre, Firenze. French and Italian flags are proudly waved

Battle of Solferino 9
With bodies strewing the ground about him, Napoleon III watches his men batter the Austrians

Napoleon III in Milano
Napoleon III, pursuing French interests in Italian affairs, accompanies Vittorio Emanuele in a procession through the streets of newly liberated Milano

Napoleon Iiis Hq
Napoleon III establishes his headquarters at Montechiaro

Austrian Ship Sunk
The Italian struggle provides little opportunity for naval heroics, but the Piedmontese at Salo sink an Austrian steamship on lake Garda

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