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![Odo & the Siege of Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/9472.jpeg?v=1694944443)
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Odo & the Siege of Paris
A painting by Jean-Victor Schnetz (1787–1870) of Odo of Paris defending Paris during the siege by the Vikings in 885 CE (Palace of Versailles, France)
![Battle of Paris, 1814](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17868.jpg?v=1693497455)
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Battle of Paris, 1814
The defense of Clichy during the Battle of Paris (30-31 March 1814), one of the final actions of the War of the Sixth Coalition. Marshal Jannot de Moncey is depicted centre-frame on horseback, giving orders to the goldsmith Claude Odiot...
![Jacques-Pierre Brissot](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16821.jpg?v=1672879748)
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Jacques-Pierre Brissot
Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville (1754-1793) was a French journalist, abolitionist, and politician who played a prominent role in the French Revolution (1789-1799). A leader of the Girondins, a moderate political faction, Brissot was instrumental...
![Luxor Obelisk, Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/6007.jpg?v=1600407006)
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Luxor Obelisk, Paris
The Luxor Obelisk, also known as 'Cleopatra's Needle', in Place de la Concorde, Paris.
![Establishment of the French Academy and Paris Observatory](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18039.png?v=1719257644)
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Establishment of the French Academy and Paris Observatory
A 17th-century painting by Henri Testelin titled Establishment of the French Academy of Sciences and of Paris Observatory. Louis XIV of France (r. 1643-1715) is shown being presented the founding members of the Academy and Observatory (shown...
![Treaty of Paris, Unfinished Portrait](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18591.jpg?v=1709234686)
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Treaty of Paris, Unfinished Portrait
An unfinished oil sketch depicting the Treaty of Paris of 1783, by Benjamin West, c. 1783. The American commissioners depicted from left to right are John Jay, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Laurens, and William Temple Franklin...
![Siege of Paris, 885-886 CE](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11756.jpg?v=1599192902)
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Siege of Paris, 885-886 CE
A depiction of the Siege of Paris in 885-886 CE, by Mirco Paganessi.
Courtesy of Medieval Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.
![Matthew Paris' Map of Britain](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14133.jpg?v=1622352365)
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Matthew Paris' Map of Britain
Map of Great Britain by Matthew Paris (c. 1199-1259), made c. 1250. From the manuscript Epitome of Chronicles, BL Cotton MS Claudius D VI, fol. 12v. (British Library)
![The Judgement of Paris (Detail)](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/2121.jpg?v=1716066187)
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The Judgement of Paris (Detail)
A detail from a fragmentary marble relief depicting the Judgement of Paris, one of the preliminaries in the Trojan War story. Paris wears his typical oriental cap and on the left is his companion, the shepherdess Oenone, who holds a syrinx...
![United States Expansion after the Treaty of Paris in 1783](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16880.png?v=1673520474)
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United States Expansion after the Treaty of Paris in 1783
A map illustrating the expansion of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris (September 3, 1783), which ended the War of the American Revolution, recognized U.S. independence, and granted it sizeable additional territory...