March Collection (#79)

Rameses Ii / Brunton
RAMESES II (THE GREAT) also known as Meryamun or Usermaatre (19th dynasty) A powerful ruler and a prolific builder

Germany / Berlin / 1848
Berliners defend the barricades against advancing Prussian soldiers

Templars Burn (Mouchot)
Jacques de Molay and other leading Knights Templar are hastily burnt at Paris, on the orders of Philippe le Bel, king of France

Sicilian Vespers 1282
SICILIAN VESPERS The French at the court of Charles d Anjou, in Sicily, are massacred, due to the tyranny and brutality of the French

Voltaire Gaugher
FRANCOIS-MARIE AROUET the crowning of Voltaires bust at the Theatre Francais on the day of the sixth performance of his play Irene, 30 March 1778

Marconi (Simpson)
GUGLIELMO MARCONI Italian inventor in 1907

Niederfinow Lift - 2
The barge lift at Niederfinow - the worlds largest of its kind

Earthquake California
In the streets of downtown Los Angeles, terrified pedestrians flee as debris falls on them from the rooftops

Seagraves Golden Arrow
Henry Seagrave drives his Golden Arrow; at Daytona Beach, Florida, achieving a speed of 372 km/h

Return from Versailles
The women of Paris return in triumph after their visit to the king at Versailles

Swedish Recruits Ww2
A recruitment drive for the National Security Services in Stockholm is led by a naval band

Sheep in Meadow 1862
Sheep and lambs in a meadow on a spring day, to illustrate the months of March and April

Pope Listens to Radio
Pope Pius XI listens to the radio broadcast of a concert

Womens Rights / March
THE GREAT SUFFRAGIST PROCESSION - led by Lady Frances Balfour; Mrs Fawcett; Emily Davies; Dr Bryant; and 9, 996 others, from the Embankment to the Albert Hall

Edward Marries Alexandra
The marriage of Edward VII (then the Prince of Wales) to Princess Alexandra of Denmark, St Georges Chapel, Windsor. Date: 10 March 1863

Edward Marries Alexandra
The marriage of Edward VII (then the Prince of Wales) to Princess Alexandra of Denmark, St Georges Chapel, Windsor

Paris-London Telephone
London and Paris are linked by telephone when the new line is inaugurated; the Prince of Wales sends a friendly message to the President

Month of March C18Th
This month is personified as a man in wolf skin

Cossacks on the March
Cossacks on the march

Finnish Parliament
The new Houses of Parliament at Helsinki, Finland, built by the firm Borg-Siren-Aberg 1926 - 1931 and officially inaugurated on 7 March 1931

Le Code Civil
Under Napoleons consulship, the Code Civil becomes law, assuring all citizens the legal benefits brought by the Revolution

March to Baghdad 1917
British troops on the long march through torrid heat to Baghdad, the Ottoman Empires southern capital, which was taken in March 1917

British Regiment, France
On a dry and dusty road, the British Leicestershire Regiment pass an estaminet (a small cafe) and a boy, on their way to the trenches

Treasurers House, York
The Treasurers House, York, England, dating from medieval times, the existing building being 17th and 18th century. Ghosts of Roman legions march through the cellars

Parliament of Italy 1861
Opening of the new Italian Parliament by Victor Emmanuel

Party Dresses 1856
Four ladies chatting at a reception

Indoor Dresses 1851
Two ladies in indoor dresses

Indoor Dresses 1847
Two ladies in indoor dresses at a reception

Ladies Dress 1867
Four ladies in evening dress

Tippoos Sons Surrender
The surrender of two of Tippoo Sultauns sons to the British

Wwi Peace Procession
World War One Peace Procession of Indian troops saluting the Unknown Warrior at the Cenotaph, Whitehall, London

Wwi London Victory March
Artillery in the great Victory March of the British Empires forces crossing Westminster Bridge

British in Cologne 1918
British soldiers marching through the German city of Cologne

MEHMET ALI / 1811
Mehmet Ali, Ottoman viceroy in Egypt, watches on as Mameluke leaders are massacred on his orders

Confederate Forces
After Gettysburg, the Confederate forces are increasingly hard-pressed by the Union; this corps is forced to march at night through burning woods

Shermans March
An episode during Shermans march through Georgia - saving the Union colours

Sherman at Savannah
Shermans ruthless march through Georgia culminates in the occupation of Savannah. Though justifiable from a military point of view, it earnt him undying hatred

Federals Disband
The disbanding parade of the Union Army - they march in triumph down Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC

Caesar Assassinated
Julius Caesar is assassinated on the Ides of March, for being too ambitious, by a group including Brutus and Cassius

Natl. Assembly Meets
Delegates solemnly process to a sitting of the National Assembly

King in Streets
Top-hatted citizens wave their hats, a cloth-capped worker thumbs his nose as Friedrich Wilhelm IV, king of Prussia, rides through the streets of Berlin to the University

German Workers Riot
A riot by workers in Breslau is suppressed by the military

Ages of Man - 3
March The young men go hunting

Angouleme at Bordeaux
Louis-Antoine de Bourbon, duc d Angouleme, enters Bordeaux after the abdication of Napoleon. He solicits the protection of Wellington

Patinhas Project
The aerostatic fish of Jose Patinha who flew it from Plazentia in Spain to Coria, on the Aragon river, a distance of 12 leagues

Licensing Bill Demo
March of the opponents to the Licensing Bill showing a crowd of 130, 000, half of which had been paid for by brewers to travel to London at reduced fares. The bill sought to

Demonstration Quelled
A Republican demonstration in the rue de la Paix, Paris, is broken up by the army

Address of 221
Liberal statesman Royer- Collard presents the Adresse du 221, demanding reforms, to Charles X, who of course remains obdurate

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