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Lafayette and Marie Antoinette
The Marquis de Lafayette kisses the hand of Queen Marie Antoinette of France following the Women's March on Versailles on 6 October 1789. An excellent showman, Lafayette always knew how to put on a performance to please the masses. Old engraving...
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Zeno I and Anastasius I
Emperors Zeno I and Anastasius I, folio 141 recto of the Nuremberg Chronicle (c. 1493).
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Emperor Anastasius I
Coin of Byzantine emperor Anastasius I, 491-518 CE.
Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com
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Redbad, King of the Frisians
A depiction of King Redbad (c. 680- c. 719) by Pier Winsemius (1586-1644), a Frisian lawyer and historian.
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One Morning at the Gates of the Louvre
One morning at the gates of the Louvre, depicting Catherine de' Medici inspecting the victims of St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, oil on canvas painting by Édouard Debat-Ponsan, 1880.
Musée d'Art Roger-Quilliot, Clermont-Ferrand
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Henry of Navarre and Margaret of Valois
Henry of Navarre (later King Henry IV of France, l. 1553-1610) and Margaret of Valois, miniature from manuscript NAL 00082, 1572.
National Library of France.
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Pizarro Seizing the Inca of Peru
An 1846 painting by John Everett Millais titled "Pizarro Seizing the Inca of Peru". The scene shows the conquistador Francisco Pizarro (c. 1478-1541) capturing the Inca ruler Atahualpa at the battle of Cajamarca in 1533. (Victoria and Albert...
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Execution of Brunhilda of Austrasia
Brunhilda of Austrasia (c. 543-613) being executed, illustration from the Grandes Chroniques de France, Français 2813, folio 60, verso, c. 1375-1380.
National Library of France.
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Merovingian Kingdoms
Map of the Merovingian kingdoms at their height.
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Coin of Childebert II
Coin of Childebert II of Austriasia (r. 575-596).
National Library of France.
