ELD4954671: The Impress Marie-Therese (Marie Therese) of Austria (1717-1780) receiving during her visit to the parliament of Bratislava, the oath of fidelity of the Hungarian nobles, assuring him their military and financial support - Moriamur Pro Rege Nostro - Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia - Bratislava parliament, June 1741; the empress asking the Hungarian to give her financial and military support Engraving from “Allgemeine Geschichte” by Rotteck 1844 / Bridgeman Images
ELD4954752: Thirty Years' War: Gustavus Adolphus II Adolphe (1594-1632) at the Battle of Rain am Lech on 14 April 1632 (Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden at the Battle of Rain (or Battle of the River Lech or Battle of Lech) fought on 15 April 1632 as part of the Thirty Years' War) Engraving from “Allgemeine Geschichte Geschichte Collection 1844 privately / Bridgeman Images
ELD4954820: Fourth Venice-Ottoman War: the Church calling to beat Muslims on the eve of the Battle of Lepante naval battle which aroused on 7 October 1571 in the Gulf of Patras, Greece (Christian coalition the day before the battle of Lepanto during the OttomanðVenetian War (1570Ð1573)) Engraving from “” I misteri del vaticano” di Franco Mistrali 1866, Mistrali, Franco (fl.1843) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4956289: La procession des Nobles traverse Bruxelles pour rencontrer la gouvernante des Pays Bas Marguerite de Parme (1522-1586), la noblesse mecontente lui soumet une petition le 5 avril 1566 debouchant sur le compromis des nobles (Compromise of Nobles : covenant of members of the lesser nobility in the Habsburg Netherlands who came together to submit a petition to the Regent Margaret of Parma on 5 April 1566, with the objective of obtaining a moderation of the placards against heresy in the Netherlands) Gravure 19eme siecle / Bridgeman Images
ELD4956775: Portrait of Pope Jules II (Giuliano della Rovere) (1443-1513), nicknamed the iron pope or the terrible pope (Julius II (1443-1513), nicknamed “” The Fearsome Pope”” and “” The Warrior Pope””, Pope from 1503 to 1513) Drawing from “Misteri del Vaticano” by Franco Mistrali, Mistrali, Franco (fl.1843) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4957531: Guerre de cent ans, guerre civile entre Armagnacs et Bourguignons, revolte des cabochiens : un cabochien presente a Capeluche (mort en 1418) bourreau de Paris la tete de Henri de Marle (-1418) (Hundred Years' War, civil war between the Armagnacs and the Burgundians, Cabochien revolt : a ecorcheur shows to the executioner Capeluche the head of Henri de Marle, 1418) Gravure tiree de ""Paris-a-travers-les-siecles"" de H Gourdon de genouillac 19eme siecle / Bridgeman Images
ELD4957556: The meeting between king of Franks Pepin the Brief (715-768) and Pope Stephen (Stephanus) II (752-757) on 6/01/754 at Ponthion near Vitry-le-Francois (Marne) which will lead to the donation of Pepin (or deals with Quierzy) creating the pontifical states (The meeting between king of Franks Pepin the short and pope on Stephen II in Ponthion) the 6th january 754 which will soon result the donation of Pepin creating the papal states) drawing drawn from “I misteri del vaticano” by Franco Mistrali 1843, Mistrali, Franco (fl.1843) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4957749: Meeting of Attila and Pope Saint Leon I the Great (440-461): the barbarian Attila, leader of the people of the Huns, meets Pope Saint Leon the Great who managed to convince him to spare Italy in 452 AD (Invasion of the Huns in Northern Italy, 452 and advance on Rome, Pope Leo I persuaded Attila to retreat) drawing from “” I mist teri del vaticano”” by Franco Mistrali 1843, Mistrali, Franco (fl.1843) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4965508: Ancient Rome: “” Caius Marcius Coriolanus (Coriolan) and his mother (488 BC) - Coriolan siege Rome with the support of the people - his mother Veturia and his wife Volumnia persuade him to retire - Volumnia and Verturia before Coriolan (Gaius Marcius Coriolanus) - Mother and wife implore the victorious Corious Corious Corious Corious Olan to spare Rom - Engraving from “Rom” by Wilhelm Wagner, 1862 / Bridgeman Images
ELD4965774: Fires of Qin: burning of books and burying of scholars, burning of texts and slaughter of scholars during the Qin dynasty, under the reign of Qin Shi Huang and of Ancient China, between 213 210 BC. 19th century (engraving from “Histoire des jesuites” by Boucher), Marckl, Louis (b.1807) (after) / Bridgeman Images