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TAD1759333: Prince Charles of Orleans, cousin of French king CharlesVI, is made prisoner by the English during Agincourt battle in 1415 at the time of Hundred Years War, he will remain in jail in White Tower in London for 25 years for lack of payment of the ransom, illumination from a manuscript of poems by Charles d'Orleans, coll. BnF-Paris / Bridgeman Images
BL6317734: Paradiso, Canto XVIII. Miniature shows Dante and Beatrice hovering before the half figure of Cacciaguida, who is on the periphery of the Heaven of Mars, which has the winged figure of Mars in its centre. Dante is shown the eight holy warriors who appear in the form of a cross. They are from the Old Testament, history, and medieval romance. Joshua and Judas Maccabaeus; Charlemagne, Godefroi de Bouillon and Robert Guiscard; Roland, William of Orange and Reynard, Paolo, Giovanni di (c.1389-1482) / Bridgeman Images
BL3313344: Miniature with a kneeling youth being presented to a lord and lady, who stand behind an ornamental fountain within a walled garden; with decorated initials, text and borders (full) containing the arms and emblems of Henry VII, Elizabeth of York (erroneous) and Prince Arthur / Bridgeman Images