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The Formidable Women Who Shaped Medieval Europe
Cover of The Formidable Women Who Shaped Medieval Europe: Power and Patronage at the Burgundian Court by Susan Abernethy. This is a collection of 31 women who were related by blood, marriage, and politics to the Valois Dukes of Burgundy...
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Catherine of Braganza
Queen Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705), oil on canvas after Sir Peter Lely, circa 1660-1705.
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
National Trust.
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Queen Catherine of Braganza as Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Queen Catherine of Braganza as Saint Catherine of Alexandria, oil on canvas by Jacob Huysmans, c.1664-70.
State Entrance, Hillsborough Castle
Royal Collection Trust
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Battle of Cartagena de Indias, 1741
A Perspective View of the Action at Cartagena, etching, c. 1741. Depicted here is the harbour at Cartagena de Indias, in what is now Colombia, besieged by the Kingdom of Great Britain's Royal Navy during the War of Jenkins' Ear (1739-1748...
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Blas de Lezo
Portrait of Admiral Blas de Lezo, oil on canvas painting, c. 1853. Portrayed here is the Spanish naval officer Blas de Lezo (1689-1741), whose illustrious career saw the loss of his left eye, left leg, and the use of his right arm. Besieged...
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Signing of the 1918 Armistice
A coloured illustration by Maurice Pillard Verneuil of the signing of the Armistice between the Allies, represented by their overall military commander Marshal Foch (standing on the right), and Germany on 11 November 1918 which ended the...
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Marshal Foch After Signing the 1918 Armistice
A photograph showing Supreme Allied Commander Marshal Ferdinand Foch (standing, second on the right) after the signing of the armistice with Germany on 11 November 1918 which ended the First World War. The train was Marshal Foch's campaign...
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Celebrating the Armistice in Belgium
A photograph shwoing French, British, American, and Belgian men and women in celebrating in Belgium the signing of the Armistice on 11 November 1918 which ended the First World War. (Imperial War Museums)
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Men & Women in a US Car Celebrating the 1918 Armistice
A photograph of men and women in London riding in a US car and celebrating the signing of the armistice on 11 November 1918 which ended the First World War (1914-1918).
Imperial War Museums, London.
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Crowds in London Celebrating the WWI Armistice
A photograph of crowds outside Buckingham Palace in London celebrating the signing of the Armistice on 11 November 1918 which ended the First World War. (Imperial War Museums)
