XEE4162332: Expedition of Antoine Bruny (Bruni) d'Entrecasteaux (1737-1793) in search of Jean Francois Galaup de La Perouse (1741-1788) in 1791: the river of swans (New Caledonia) - illustration taken from “” The Grands Mariners of the 18th century””, 1879 - 1 of the 3 volumes of The “Histoire generale des grands voyages et des grands voyages et des grands voyages et des frequent travelers”” by Jules Verne, Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
GIA4715093: Queen Jeanne Grey is prisoner in the Tower of London. Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554), niece of King Henry VIII, was Queen of England for 9 days. Her cousin Mary (Mary Tudor) claiming the throne, will have her imprisoned and executed for high treason. Engraving in “La Tour de London, un roman d'amour historique””, by William Harrison Ainsworth, London, 1840., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4406325: The Paris Commune in 1871. Proclamation of the Commune at the City Hall. On the stage is the central committee of the federation of the National Guard, which prepared the insurrectional movement of March 18, 1871. This central committee was responsible for proclaiming the elected and settling them in the municipal palace., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4139152: Byzantine emperor Andronikos I Komnenos (or Andronicus I Comnenus (c. 1118-1185) (Andronic I Comnene) and his wife Agnes of France (1171-1240) who is forced to appear naked for his orgy. Engraving from 1842 in “Histoire des popes”” by Maurice Lachatre. Private collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images