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BATTLE OF RAMILLIES Marlborough and Prince Eugene inflict an overwhelming defeat on the French army commanded by Marshal Villeroy Date: 23 May 1706
ROCK STRATA SECTIONSA diagrammatic section showing the order of succession of rock strata in the earths crust
PIX FOR MUTOSCOPETaking photographs for the mutoscope requires a camera capable of taking a great many pictures in rapid succession, which will later, when projected, suggest movement. Date: circa 1897
GEORGE II / DETTINGEN 1743GEORGE II, KING OF ENGLAND leads his men into battle, successfully defeating a much larger French army at Dettingen during the Austrian Succession War Date: 27 June 1743
Paris BridgesA succession of Paris bridges - Pont Saint-Charles - Petit Pont - Pont Saint-Michel, viewed from beneath the Pont au Double Date: 1838
BATTLE OF FONTENOY Though initially successful, the British, let down by their Dutch allies, lose the day to the French who proceed to take Tournai Date: 11 May 1745
SPANISH. SUC. WAR / RAMILLESBATTLE OF RAMILLIES The British defeat Spanish and Bavarian armies at Ramillies. Date: 23 May 1706
BATTLE OF FONTENOY 1745BATTLE OF FONTENOY British infantry (34th Life Guards) in action at Fontenoy, Belgium. Date: 11 May 1745
GREEN PARK FIREWORKSA fireworks display at Green Park to celebrate the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle which marked the end of the War of Austrian Succession Date: 1748
Lancaster Herald reads the Proclamation of the new MonarchPrince Albert, Duke of York (1895-1952) is proclaimed in London and throughout the Empire as the new sovereign, King George VI. Here the Lancaster Herald, Mr. A. G. B
Juan Carlos I. Succession of Franco, 1969Prince Juan Carlos is designed by Francisco Franco successor to the Head of State as a future King. July 21, 1969
The Royal Line of SuccessionThe line of succession from King Egbert to Queen Elizabeth II decorated with a beautiful border by Arthur Wragg. Date: 1953
Folioscope, 1896more popularly known as the flicker-book, it is simply a succession of images which, if the pages are turned with sufficient rapidity, give the illusion of movement. 1896
Macbeth / ApparitionsAct V, Scene I Macbeth is shown an apparition of a succession of eight kings, one of whom is Banquo
The Bonaparte Family (from top left, working across): Charles Bonaparte, Napoleons Father (1746-1785), Laetitia Bonaparte, Napoleons Mother (1750-1836), Cardinal Fesch, Napoleons Uncle (1763-1839)
War of the Succession of Landshut (1503-1505). Siege of KufsWar of the Succession of Landshut (1503-1505). The emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519) takes the territory arround Kufstein as a reward for his mediation in the war between the duchies of Bavaria-Munich
Battle of Turin, 1706. Painting by Joseph Parrocel (1646-170War of Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Battle of Turin, 1706. Painting by Joseph Parrocel (1646-1704). Detail. Museum of the Risorgimento. Turin. Italy
The Portuguese succession crisis of 1580. The fall of Lisbon. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo y Pimentel (1507-1582), 3rd Duke of Alba and supreme commander in Portugal in 1580
William III at the Battle of the Boyne, IrelandWilliam III of Orange at the Battle of the Boyne, where he defeated James II during the War of the English Succession. The battle took place near the town of Drogheda on the east coast of Ireland
Naval Battle 1704BATTLE OF MALAGA The British & Dutch fleets, commanded by Sir George Rooke, prevent the French and Spanish fleets from joining forces, gaining a strategic victory Date: 24 August 1704
King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) of Siam with eleven of his sonsKing Rama V of Siam (1853-1910) is said to have had about eighty wives and some seventy children in all. He was succeeded by Crown Prince Chowla Maha Vajiravudh who became King Rama VI
Edisons Kinetoscope 2EDISONs KINETOSCOPE " Reproducing to the eye the effect of human motion by means of a swift and graded succession of pictures"
Charles, Duke of Saxe-CoburgCharles Edward, 2nd Duke of Albany, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1884-1954). Charlie became Duke of Saxe-Coburg in 1899. Prince Alfreds only son had died
War of Spanish Succession (1702-1715). Oath of the captains of Barcelona who commands the troops of Antonio de Villarroel, Commander in Chief of the Army of Catalonia. Engraving by Urbadieta and J
War of Spanish Succession (1702-1715). Entry of the troops of Philip V in Barcelona in 1714, opening gaps in the wall of the city with guns and mines, to render the place. Drawing by P
Count Leopold Joseph von Daun (1705-1766), later Prince of Thiano, Austrian filed marshal. Engraving. Portrait. 19th century. Colored
Poor Mr Meeker surrounded by his wifes visitors thingsMr Meeker doesn t object so much to his Wifes entertainments as he does to the way she uses his room for the gentlemans things !! Date: 1906
Ludwing Andreas von Khevenhuller (1683-1744). Austrian field-marshal. Statue. Part of the Maria Theresia monument. By German sculptor Kaspar von Zumbusch, 1888. Vienna. Austria
Louis XV of France (1710-1774). King of France and NavarreLouis XV of France (1710-1774). Louis the Beloved. King of France and Navarre. Louis XV and the Dauphin in the Batlle of Fontenoy, War of the Austrian Succession, 1745. Engraving by Dupre
Blas de Lezo (1689-1741). Spanish admiral. Engraving by ArtuBlas de Lezo (1689-1741). Spanish admiral and one of the greatest commanders and strategists in the history of the Spanish Navy. Engraving by Arturo Carretero. Almanaque de la Ilustracion, 1881
Site of the city of Barcelona, 1705. AnonymousWar of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Site of the city of Barcelona, 1713-1714. Anonymous. Detail of the defense of the city walls. Private Collection
DUCHESSE BERRY PRISONHere in the citadelle de Blaye la duchesse de Berry was incarcerated after the 1830 revolution, when she sought to obtain the succession for her son Henri, comte de Chambord. Date: 1830 - 1832
Edward VIII ProclamationEDWARD VIII His Proclamation as King of England, dated 21 January 1936. He abdicated on 10 December 1936. Date: 1894 - 1972
Vernon at Cartagena / 1741The Spanish American port of Cartagena besieged by Admiral Vernon. Despite Vernons claims, the operation was a failure, and many men were lost through disease. Date: March 1741
John Churchill / HardingJOHN CHURCHILL Duke of Marlborough, Commander in Chief over the armies of England and Holland in the war of the Spanish Succession Date: 1650 - 1722
MARIA THERESIA 1740 (2)Vienna : the coronation procession of Maria Theresia as Empress, by virtue of the Pragmatic Sanction, an event which will lead to the Austrian Succession War Date: 22 November 1740
British Take GibraltarGIBRALTAR The Rock is taken from the Spanish by a combined Dutch and English fleet under sir George Rooke : the British keep it Date: 21 July 1704
War of The Spanish Succession - DenainBATTLE OF DENAIN The French under Villars attack the allied camp and inflict a serious defeat
George, Earl of OrkneyGEORGE HAMILTON, earl of ORKNEY General, notably in Spanish Succession War, later governor of Virginia Date: 1666 - 1737
King Henry V of England and his family, allegorically depicted. Henry VIII can be seen as a boy second from the left, kneeling behing his elder brother and father. Date: 1387 - 1422
Charles, 2nd Duke of Saxe-CoburgCharles Edward, 2nd Duke of Albany, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha from from 30 July 1900 to 14 November 1918, (1884-1954). in the uniform of Ninth, Charlie became Duke of Saxe-Coburg in 1899
PORTOCARRERO, Luis Manuel Fernᮤez de (1635-1709)PORTOCARRERO, Luis Manuel Fernᮤ ez de (1635-1709). Spanish prelate and politician, in charge of the Government of Spain during the agony of King Charles II
Spain. Philip Vs reign. Nueva Planta Decrees (1716). SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Barcelona University Library
Hundred Years War. Breton War of Succession (1341-1364). Battle of Auray of September 29, 1364. Anglo Breton Victory of John V de Montfort over the Franco-Breton side of Charles de Blois
French map of the city of Barcelona (1706). SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Barcelona City History Museum
Charles VI (1685-1740). Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia (as Charles II), Hungary and Croatia (as Charles III), Archduke of Austria. Coin. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona
Dunkerque FortifiedDunkerque (Dunkirk) is fortified despite treaties prohibiting it : such incidents provoke the British into opposing France in the Austrian Succession War. Date: September 1740
First Duke MarlboroughJOHN CHURCHILL first duke of MARLBOROUGH British military commander during the war of the Spanish Succession, owner of Blenheim Palace. Date: 1650 - 1722