ELD4927576: The Minister of Marine Charles Lemercier de Longpre, Baron d'Haussez declaring to the Ambassador of England Charles Stuart at the time of the conquest of Algiers in April 1830 “” If you want a diplomatic answer, address to the president of the council, if you want mine here it is: we make fun of answering you”” (French minister Charles Lemercier de Longpre, Baron d'Haussez annswering to the British Ambassador, Sir Charles Stuart who tried to intimidate him “” If you require a diplomatic answer, the President of the Council will oblige - As for me, with all due respect to official language, I am telling you that we do not give a f*** about you! “” at the times of expedition to algiers, 1830) Chromolithography late 19th century Private collection / Bridgeman Images
ELD4866998: World War I: “Mass celebrated in the Italian camp before the Italian offensive on Gorizia (sixth battle of Isonzo), August 1916” (WWI: mass celebrated in the italian camp before the italian offensive on Gorizia (sixth battle of Isonzo) August 1916) Illustration of Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) from “” Storia d'Italia” (History-of Italy) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private Collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4928407: Inauguration of the League of Gueux (Geuzen) (including Guillaume d'Orange, Count of Egmont, Count of Hornes, Henri de Brederode, Louis de Nassau, for some members of the Nobles Compromise), confederation of Dutch nobles leading a religious revolt due to the expansion of Protestantism and political opposition to the King of Spain represented by the regent Marguerite de Parma sits in Brussels 1566 (League of Beggars, confederacy of Calvinist Dutch nobles and other malcontents, who from 1566 opposed Spanish rule in the Netherlands) Engraving from “History of the world” Private collection / Bridgeman Images
ELD4928422: The governess of the Netherlands Margarita of Parma (1522-1586) faced with the 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) Engraving from “History of the world” Private collection / Bridgeman Images
ELD4928645: “” The submission of the city of Milan to Emperor Frederic I Barberossa (1122-1190) after the capture of the city during his second trip to Italy in 1158” (Second Italian campaign, emperor Frederick Barbarossa seated on the throne after the capture of the city of Milan receives the banner symbol of yelding) Engraving from “” Bilder-Gallerie zur allgem” about Rotteck 1843 Collection privee / Bridgeman Images
ELD4929021: The coronation of Rodolph I of Habsburg (1218-1291) King of the Romans 24 October 1273 in the Cathedral of Aachen Germany (Rudolf I of Germany crowned in Aachen Cathedral on 24 October 1273) Engraving from “Bilder-Gallerie zur allgem” by Rotteck 1843 Private collection / Bridgeman Images
ETE4929039: WWII:Marseille (France) November 3, 1945: holds of the Liberty Ship “Harold O.Wilson”, a barge crane discharges one of four 106-ton locomotives from the American company Baldwin Locomotive Works. These four locomotives are the first of the 700 previews for the French railway system / Bridgeman Images