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Maps Wrens LondonChristopher Wren seizes the opportunity of the Great Fire to draw up plans for a brave new London - which alas will be only partially realised. Date: 1666
David Seizes the ArkDavid chooses Jerusalem as his capital, and installs there the Ark of the Covenant retrieved from the Philistines He dances before it as the procession enters the city
Dragon of WantleyTHE DRAGON OF WANTLEY seizes another victim
THE GAMBLER C1810He loses all... till madness seizes on his fevrish brain A gentleman gambler, deep in debt, raises his fist in impotent rage. Date: circa 1810
SANCTUARY VIOLATEDDe Craucombe seizes Hubert de Burgh, even though he has claimed sanctuary Date: 1232
Enthusiast PreachingSunday Work which ought to be prohibited - a sectarian preacher harangues his congregation while a pickpocket seizes his chance - and a handkerchief ! Date: 1793
Catherine SeguraneWhen the Turks attack Nice (at this time part of Savoy) Catherine Segurane, a laundress, seizes a flag in one hand and a sword in the other and leads the defence. Date: Summer 1543
Cinna AssassinatedLucius Cornelius Cinna seizes consular power, but is murdered by mutinous troops just as he is embarking on a new military campaign. Date: 84
Gulliver / BlefuscudiansGulliver seizes the enemys fleet - the Blefuscudians. Date: First published: 1726
Gustaf I and ChurchGustaf I Vasa seizes church lands, initiating the Reformation in Sweden : he confronts Peter Sunnavader
Piludski Coup 1Marshal Piludski, in a coup d etat, seizes power and makes himself virtual dictator of Poland : his supporters occupy the Belvedere, Warsaw
Thetis Taken by SurpriseThough wed to Peleus, the naiad resists his embraces, turning herself into a tree etc : but one day he finds her sleeping, seizes the chance, makes her mother of Achilles
Roger I and WeaversRoger I of Sicily, conquers Corinth, Thebes and Athens, seizes quantities of fabrics and also compels weavers to come and work in Sicily
Fable / Trouts & GudgeonTWO TROUTS & THE GUDGEON A mother trout warns its young about the dangers of eating a fly whereupon a gudgeon seizes the fly and falls victim to the fishermans bait
Man Eaten by CrocodileTHE TENTYRITES AND THE ICHNEUMON A huge crocodile seizes a man in its jaws on the island of Tentyra
Tripolitania War 1911An Italian soldier seizes the the green flag of the Prophet signifying their battle victory, during the Tripolitanian War (1911 - 1912)
Polar Bear / Mr BorgenPolar bear seizes Dr. Borgen of Koldeweys Arctic expedition, but he is rescued
Sea-Fight Off DunkerqueThe English fleet seizes on a French fleet sailing to the relief of Dunkerque
Pizarro Seizes AtahualpaPizarro and his men treacherously seize Atahualpa
Montezuma in ChainsCortes seizes Montezuma and puts him in chains
Don Quixote 1Don Quixote seizes the Barbers Bason for the Mambrinos Helmet
Battle of ArcolaNapoleon seizes the French flag from Augerau and leads his men across the bridge of Arcola in the face of fierce opposition from the Austrians
Folklore / ExtraterrestriaA VENUSIAN giant seizes the foolhardy travellers from Earth