Release Collection (page 3)

Johann Tetzel
JOHANN TETZEL German Dominican monk, notorious for trafficking in indulgences whereby gullible persons purchased release from purgatory

Flowers and Hail
French horticulturists of Bagnolet bombard clouds which threaten their flowers, causing them to release the rain before it freezes into hail

Fighting Hail Beaujolais
In the Beaujolais area Guinands mortar bombards clouds which threaten the vineyards, causing them to release the rain before it freezes into hail

Albigensian War 1300
The release of prisoners at Carcassonne during the Albigensian War

Events / Ireland 1844
Supporters of the Irish MP Daniel O Connell celebrate his acquittal and release from prison. He spent 3 months in prison accused of attempting to repeal the Act of Union

1848 Seen as Volcano
1848 seen as the third eruption of the revolutionary volcano - after 1789 and 1830 - which will finally release Liberty to the French people

Ransom Money Paid
Ransom money is paid to Turks to release captured French knights

Turandot Liebig 4
Calaf solves the riddles, but he offers to release Turandot from his claim on her if she can learn his name before the following dawn

Verdi / Trovatore / Iv. 1
IL TROVATORE Act 4, Scene 1 Leonora promises to marry the Count di Luna if he will only release Manrico, the man she loves

Medieval Hawkers
A nobleman watches as his falconer prepares to release the hawk : the ducks look apprehensive but the heron carries on drinking

Matilda / Petitioning
King Stephens queen, Matilda, pleads in vain for his release to Empress Matilda of Germany, daughter of Henry I, who has invaded England

Matilda / Refuses Release
The Empress Matilda, daughter of Henry I, refuses the plea of King Stephens wife, Matilda, to release him

Austrian Prisoners
Austrian emperor Franz Josef orders the release of political prisoners, incarcerated since the troubles of 1848-1849

Daumesnil at Vincennes
Daumesnil, Napoleonic general now governor of Vincennes, refuses to release the imprisoned ministers of Charles X to the tender mercies of the Paris mob

Womens Rights / Release
Suffragettes celebrate the release of Edith New and Mary Leigh from Holloway

Norman Conquest 3 of 16
William, duke of Normandy, told that Guy de Ponthieu is holding Harold captive, sends messengers to order his release Date: 1064

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