The Norman army under Duke William the Conqueror defeated the Saxons under their king Harald II.
Norman knights in 1066. William the Conqueror.
Category: Europe
Fashions in Europe. European Costume and Cultural History.
Troubadour and page in the 13th century.
As troubadour is called the poet, composer and singer of courtly medieval songs, especially the written in Occitan troubadour poetry of southern France.
French Prince, Squire and servant. 15th c. Civil and military costumes.
Costumes of Prince, Squire and servant in the 15th century. Prince, Écuyer et valets au XVe siècle. Costumes civils et militaires.
Medieval Bourgeois of Paris and her maid. 15th century costumes.
Bourgeoise de paris et sa servante. XVe siècle. Medieval Bourgeois of Paris and her maid. 15th century fashion.
Costumes de femmes Demi-Négligé en 1787.
Women’s costumes Semi-Neglected in 1787.
Chapeau báteau-renversé en 1787. Paris à travers les siècles.
Hat au báteau-renversé, 1787.
Madeleine de France, Princess of Valois (1460).
Madeleine of France also called Magdalena of Valois (1443 – 1495), daughter of Charles VII, King of France and Mary of Anjou
Zouave soldier from Algeria, ca. 1900. French infantry. Elite troops.
The members of historical infantry units called themselves Zuaven. The name goes back to the Kabyl tribe of the Zuauas in the Zuaua district (Zuavia) in the Algerian province of Constantine, who already provided mercenary troops at the time of the Ottoman Empire who were famous for their bravery.
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605
The Gunpowder Plot was an attempt by British Catholics to kill the Protestant King of England.
Portrait of King James I of England. Son of Mary Stuart.
James Stuart was as James VI from 1567 King of Scotland, and since 1603 until his death in addition as James I King of England and King of Ireland.