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Charles VI in Le Mans Forest
Charles VI's fit of madness in the forest of Le Mans, illumination on parchment by an unknown artist included in Jean Froissart's treatise Froissart's Chronicles, c. 1475. King Charles VI of France experiences his first psychotic break in...
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Jules Le Coeur in the Forest of Fontainebleau by Renoir
An 1866 oil on canvas, Jules Le Coeur in the Forest of Fontainebleau, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), the French impressionist painter. Renoir and other friends who were student artists went on frequent painting trips to the Fontainebleau...
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Battle of the Little Bighorn
The Battle of the Little Bighorn (25-26 June 1876) is the most famous engagement of the Great Sioux War (1876-1877). Five companies of the 7th Cavalry under Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer (l. 1839-1876) were wiped out in one day by the...
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Battle of Passchendaele - Haig's Folly in the Mud of Flanders
The Battle of Passchendaele (October-November 1917), the final stage of the Third Battle of Ypres, took place in Flanders, Belgium, during the First World War (1914-18). The aim of the Allied commander in this part of the Western Front, Field...
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Hunt in the Forest by Paolo Uccello
"Hunt in the Forest" (aka "The Hunt by Night" or "Caccia Notturna" in Italian) was painted c. 1470 CE by Paolo Uccello (1395 - 1475 CE). The painting depicts several mounted and unmounted figures charging into the woods, accompanied by dogs...
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Rufus Stone, New Forest
The Rufus stone (now a metal plaque) which marks the spot in the New Forest, England where William II of England (r. 1087-1100 CE) died in a hunting accident.
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In the Forest - a Cultural History Exhibition, Zürich
A photograph showing a room of the 2022 exhibition In the Forest - A Cultural History in the Swiss National Museum, Zürich.
©Swiss National Museum (used with permission)
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In the Forest Exhibition, Zürich
A photograph showing a section of the 2022 exhibition In the Forest - A Cultural History in the Swiss National Museum, Zürich.
©Swiss National Museum (used with permission)
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Arashiyama Bamboo Forest in Japan
The Arashiyama Bamboo Forest or "Sacred Grove" is located in Arashiyama, Japan. Arashiyama and the adjoining Sagano area first became popular during the Heian period when courtiers and the imperial family sought privacy and seclusion away...
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Gaugane Barra National Forest Park, County Cork, Ireland
Trees in Gaugane Barra National Forest Park, County Cork, Ireland.