Years Collection (#31)

Napoleon III & Bismarck
Napoleon III and Bismarch chat amiably on the terrace of the royal Villa Eugenie at Biarritz : five years later, Bismarcks realpolitik will destroy the French empire

Topiary / Pub Garden 1930S
This hedge in a pub garden in Northamptonshire has been subjected to the art of topiary over the last 14 years and is now known as the Green Man

HORN DANCE
ABBOTS BROMLEY HORN DANCE: The troupe make their way to one of the large houses or farms in the district. The dance lasts all day and dates back over 1000 years

Chamberlain Challenged
Quaintly anticipating events 40 years later, a Chamberlain is challenged by a Churchill - here, Randolph Churchill defies Joseph Chamberlain with busts of Cobden and Bright

C15 Battle Scene
English knights engage the French in this fine scene from the 100 Years War, in Wynkyn de Wordes Polychronicon printed in 1495

COSTUME 1809-1812
German and French fashions for men and women for the years 1809 - 1812 according to a later source

Montreal Taken by Brits
Montreal is the last town in Canada to hold out against the British : but finally it, too, is taken by troops landing from the St Lawrence, thus ending French power in Canada

Kings College, 1906
The Chapel and part of the College, seen from the Backs. The view is virtually unchanged, a hundred years later

Whitehall in 1746
Whitehall Gate has only 13 years before being demolished in 1759, the street widened into the grand thoroughfare of the next century. The Banqueting Hall on the right

Buckingham House 1746
The duke of Buckinghams home in St James Park is a fine aristocratic residence. 18 years from now, in 1762, George III will buy it from the dukes son for L28, 000

Alexander II Crowned
The coronation of tsar ALEXANDER II who will reign for 25 years before being assassinated. He will abolish serfdom as well as other reforms

Alexander II Driving
Newly crowned tsar ALEXANDER II drives through the streets of St Petersburg in an open carriage, but despite his temerity he will not be assassinated for 25 years

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

French Soldiers 1400
A VOUGIER (armed with a vouge, a kind of spear) and a CRENEQUINIER (armed with a crossbow) of the 100 Years War

Hezekiah Healed
When Hezekiah, king of Judah, falls sick, he reminds God of his good deeds : so God cures him and adds 15 years to his life

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

Budapest under Attack
The life of Pest the flourishing medieval city was transformed by 150 years of Turkish occupation between 1541 and 1686. Minarets and Mosques are depicted here

Aqueduct Near Belgrade
An aqueduct close to Belgrade in Serbia - probably dating from the early years of the Ottoman Empire or the late Byzantine era

Japanese girls playing New Years games

Prince Nicholas Joseph
PRINCE NICHOLAS JOSEPH ESTERHAZY VON GALANTA Hungarian soldier and patron of the arts who employed Haydn as court musician for 30 years

French Quit Rome
As the French quit Rome, Vittorio Emanuele II presents himself to Pius IX as the new tenant - but it will be some years before he is able to take up residence !

Callot / Peasant Ambush
Peasants retaliate on the soldiers who pillage their farms, attacking them with their threshing flails

Battle of Lowositz
BATTLE OF LOWOSITZ (Bohemia) Friedrich of Prussia defeats the Austrians under marshal Brown, and this means he is able to virtually annex Sachsen (Saxony)

Van Artevelde Rouses Men
Philip Van Artevelde rouses his countrymen against the French

The Siege of Nantes 1380
The Earl of Buckingham and the Duke of Brittany concert the siege of Nantes

Battle of Reichenberg
At the battle of REICHENBERG in Bohemia, a Prussian army under the Prinz von Bayern defeats the Austrians under Konigseck. It all looks very neat and orderly !

Wounded Officer
A wounded officer is carried off the battlefield by his men. The uniforms are German or Austrian, and this is probably an incident of the Seven Years War

Friedrich Schweidnitz
The Prussians under Friedrich der Grosse besiege Schweidnitz, and eventually take it from the Austrians

First Wife of H G Wells
ISABEL MARY WELLS, cousin and first wife of H G Wells : they were married only for four years, then he left her for another. They had no children

Battle of Prague
BATTLE OF PRAGUE - Friedrich der Grosse and his Prussians defeat the Austrians under Charles de Lorraine. Charles retreats to Prague which is then besieged

START OF 100 YEARS WAR
Edward III sends his challenge to Philip VI de Valois thus starting the 100 Years War; the Bishop of Lincoln & others wear an eyepatch until they have performed a gallant deed

Canon Surprises Jaffrer
The canon of Robesart surprises the town of Jaffre

Duke Entering Chartres
The Duke of Burgundy having received the commard of an expedition from his brother, Charles the Fifth of France, after taking several towns, retires to Chartes

Re-Taking of Ventadour
The surrender and re-taking of the strong castle of Ventadour

Naval Battle 1760
NAVAL BATTLE French fleet under Thurot defeated by three English captains

Besieges Rheims 1369
Edward III besieges Rheims (without success)

Obtaining Possession
Rich Merchant of Jugon, is captured by Charles of Blois, obtaining possession of Jugon

Plains of Abraham
QUEBEC : The British troops on the morning of the battle of the Plains of Abraham

Attacking Quebec
NORTH AMERICAN CAMPAIGN The British force attacks the city of QUEBEC, which the French have to evacuate

Ill-Equipped British
British troops ill-equipped for bush-ranging in North America picture 1 of 2

Battle of San Domingo
NAVAL BATTLE Engagement off San Domingo, in which the British defeat the French and take two of their warships

Truce Proclaimed 1392
The proclamation of the truce between Richard II, of England and Charles VI of France

Chile Juan Fernandez
On this island Alexander Selkirk, the original of Defoes Robinson Crusoe, was marooned for 5 years after quarreling with his captain

Canada Sudbury
Principal Street of Sudbury, Ontario, a Canadian town four years old

Callot / Hanging
The hanging of robbers and brigands during the thirty years war

England / Dunwich
A view of Dunwich in East Suffolk. Once a Saxon settlement, a Roman Station and a busy medieval town. Over the years it has gradually diappeared under the sea

Renishaw Hall, Eckington, Derbyshire, England, has been the home of the famous Sitwell family for over 350 years. The original 1625 manor house has been vastly extended

Sheep Marker
Joe, a well-known sheep marker at Sandwich market, followed the same trade for fifty years. Here, he sorts the sheep in the pen

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