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XEE4148053: PERKIN WARBECK (c1474-1499) Flemish impostor; professed to be Richard, Duke of York, second of Edward Iv's sons - Reading his confession outside Westminster Hall, London, 1498 - Wood engraving, 1877 - La confession de Warbeck - Il pretendait etre Richard de Shrewsbury, Duke of York - engraving in “L'Histoire d'England, depuis les temps plus retreats”” by Francois Guizot 1877, Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4148450: A paper mill - Stationery: Collage - “” The Great Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers” (Encyclopedia or Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts and Professions) by Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Jean d'Alembert (1717-1783)., French School, (18th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4184080: Signing of the Pact Briand-Kellogg (Briand Kellogg), or Pact of Paris, August 27, 1928 in Paris: Aristide Briand (1862-1932) observes the German Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann (1878-1929) signing the treaty that commits his country never to resort to war. Among the signatory countries, France, Germany, the United States, England and its Dominions, Poland, Belgium, Italy, Czech Republic and Japan. Behind them is a woman holding an olive branch (symbol of peace) and a horn of abundance in front of a rainbow. Engraving. One of “Le petit journal illustrious”, 1928. Private collection., Anonymous / Bridgeman Images
XEE4166355: War of 1870 - Siege of Paris: signing of the armistice between the French and Prussian representatives after the surrender of Paris, 28 January 1871. From left to right: Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Horix de Valdan (1810-1883), Jules Favre (1809-1880) and Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke, (1800-1891). Engraving in “” Le Monde Illustré”” n°722 of 11 February 1871., French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images