XEE4165764: Persecutions of Protestants in England in the 16th century: public penitence of James Bainham (Baynham) in Saint Paul. Accused of heresy, he was condemned to stand before the pulpit, a fagot on his head, during a sermon pronounced against him, 1531. Engraving from 1862 by Foxs acts and monuments., French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4165804: Plebiscite of 1870: presentation of the official declaration of the results to Napoleon III (1808-1883). Also present are the emperor Eugenie de Montijo (1826-1920), her son Prince Imperial (1856-1879), the princesses Mathilde Bonaparte (1820-1904) and Clotilde of Savoy (1843-1911) and members of the Senate and the Legislative Body. Engraving in “” Le Monde Illustré”” n¡685 of 28 May 1870., French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4165746: Judaisme : reception solennelle du grand Rabbin de Paris, Zadoc Kahn (1839-1905), dans la synagogue de la rue Notre Dame de Nazareth, le 13 janvier 1869. Le grand Rabbin entonne la ""Priere pour l'Empereur"". Gravure in ""Le Monde Illustre"" n°615 du 23 janvier 1869., French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4162672: Louis-Philippe I is sworn in as king before the Chamber of Deputies, 9th August 1830 - Revolution of 1830: “” King Louis Philippe I (1773-1850) sworn to maintain the Charter of 1830 in the presence of the chambers reunited in the provisional hall of the Palais Bourbon on August 9, 1830, French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4160203: The Gallic chief Vercingetorix (72-46 BC) surrendering to the Roman chief Julius Caesar (100-44 BC) after the battle of Alesia in 52 BC. - “” The Gallic leader Vercingetorix (72-46 BC) surrendering to the Roman chief Jules Cesar (100-44 BC) after the battle of Alesia in 52 BC” - late 19th century, French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4163617: Florence Cathedral - View of the Cathedral of Florence (Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore). The dome was made by Filippo Brunelleschi around 1420-1436, Florence, Italy - Engraving from “” Italy Picturesque”” - Historical and Descriptive Table of Italy” by M. de Norvins, Ch. Nodier 1834-1836., French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4157549: Benjamin Franklin's lightning experiment - Experience by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) flying a flying deer to demonstrate the electric nature of lightning. Colouring engraving of the 19th century. Engraving in “” Sciences made available to everyone - physics and chemistry”” by Alexis Clerc. Late 19th century. Private collection., French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4157572: The Death of Captain James Cook, 14th February 1779 - The Death of Captain James Cook (1728-1779), Killed by the Native of Hawaii in 1799 - Frontispice of “” The Great Mariners of the 18th century””, 1879 - 1 of the 3 volumes of the “Histoire generale des grands voyages et des grands voyageurs” by Jules Verne, French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4329738: Parc a bestiaux in the Dinkas of the village of Koudj (Senegal), engraving after Maillard's drawing, illustrating the journey to the heart of Africa, in 1868-1871, by Dr. Georges Schweinfurth, published in “” Le tour du monde”” 1874, edited by Edouard Charton, Hachette edition, Paris. Selva Collection., French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images