ELD4873423: William I conquering him during the assault and capture of Mantes, July 1087 - William (1027-1087) Duke of Normandy and King of England from 1066 until his death, following the siege and fire of Mantes, following a fall of a horse which he made while crossing the ruins of the city (William I (1028-1087), Duke of King Normany and first Norman of England, was fatally wounded when he fell from his horse while laying siege to the French town of Mantes (Mantes-la-Jolie), 1087) Illustration from “” A Chronicle of England”” by James Doyle, 1864 Private collection / Bridgeman Images
ELD4874214: The death of King Edward the martyr (962-978) represented with his mother-in-law Elfthryth (Elfrida) who handed him a glass of poison at the castle of Corfe, 978 (Edward (Eadward) the Martyr (963? -978) English king from 975, at Corfe, offered poisoned drink by his stepmother Aelfthryth) Illustration from “” A Chronicle of England”” by James Doyle, 1864 Private collection / Bridgeman Images
ELD4872629: The arrest of Roger Mortimer and his mistress Isabelle of France in Nottingham Castle by Edward III, October 1330 (The arrest of Sir Roger Mortimer, Nottingham Castle, 1330 - Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (1287-1330), and his lover Isabella of France led a successful invasion of England to overthrow King Edward II, Isabella's husband, in 1326 , he governed the country until Edward's son, Edward III (1312-1377), overthrew him with the support of the barons in 1330 after Mortimer executed the Duke of Kent, the late King Edward II's half brother, for treason - Seized in Nottingham Castle, Mortimer was executed and Isabella imprisoned) Illustration from “” A Chronicle-of-England” by James Doyle, 1864 Private collection / Bridgeman Images
NWI4873449: Norman conquete of England: the menestrel Ivo Taillefer recites the song of Roland and juggled with his sword at the Battle of Hastings to discontent the English army in 1066. Taillefer rousing the French army by singing the Song of Roland at the Battle of Hastings, 1066. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration / Bridgeman Images
NWI4872318: Netherlands: The flag of the Dutch East India Company, a European trading company for the exploitation of the wealth of Asia, founded in 1602 and dissolved in 1799 - Colorisee engraving, 19th century - Flag of the Dutch West India Company - Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration / Bridgeman Images