The Bureau du Roi. Louis-quinze style.
The Bureau du Roi of Louis XV France 1769.
Category: Europe
Fashions in Europe. European Costume and Cultural History.
Hilendar on Mount Athos, the “Holy Mountain.”
The mountain of Athos is well known throughout the entire Orthodox world as the centre of a great monastic republic.
Brasses at Boughton Malherbe, Kent, England 16th c..
The pedimental head-dress, which had so long a reign, is well represented by the brasses at Boughton Malherbe, 1529.
La Gomera. The Canary Islands.
The favourite anchorage of Christopher Columbus on his voyages of discovery.
King Richard and the third crusade. The Knights of english history.
The Exploits of King Richard I. the Third Crusade. The siege of Acre. The third crusade.
Bramshill House. Hampshire, United Kingdom.
BRAMSHILL HOUSE is one of the most perfect of the remaining mansions of the time of James the First.
James Wolfe and the capture of Quebec City.
James Wolfe (1727-1759) was a British general, significant for his role in Britain’s conquest of Canada.
The dress of the people of the fourteenth century
Costumes of the late Middle Ages. Fourtenth century. The period is one of lavish use of color.
Castel Gandolfo, one of the most beautiful places in Italy.
At this place is the only country residence possessed by the popes, by whom it has been generally occupied during the autumnal months
The Order of the Garter. The most exclusive British order
The Order of the Garter is the most exclusive British order and one of the most prestigious in Europe.