Civil War Collection (page 11)

Paris in flames, 1871. View showing the city ablaze during its recapture by government forces from those of the Paris Commune

Ruins of the Hotel de Ville, Paris, May 1871. The headquarters of the Paris Commune from March 1871, the Hotel de Ville was destroyed by fire when the Versailles government launched its suppression

Death of Monseigneur Darboy, Archbishop of Paris, 24th May 1871. As the government forces sent to suppress the Paris Commune closed in, the Communards executed hostages they had taken

Artillery pieces lined up outside the Hotel de Ville, Paris, 16 May 1871. The Hotel de Ville became the headquarters of the government of the Paris Commune after it seized power in March 1871

Incendie et Destruction de l Hotel de Ville, Paris, 24 May 1871. The Hotel de Ville in Paris was destroyed by fire during the fighting as French government forces tried to recapture Paris from

La Prise de Paris, 23 May 1871. The Ministry of Finances building ablaze during the recapture of Paris from the Paris Commune. From a private collection

Bosworth Field. Leicestershire, England, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Bosworth Field. Leicestershire, England, 20th century. The Battle of Bosworth Field (or Battle of Bosworth) was the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses

General Anton Denikin, 1930s
General Anton Denikin

Have You Volunteered for the Red Army?, Soviet agitprop poster, 1920. Artist: Dmitriy Stakhievich Moor
Have You Volunteered for the Red Army?, Soviet agitprop poster, 1920. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

Bust of Marius, 2nd century
Bust of Marius (157-86 BC), a Roman republican general during the civil war period, from the Munich Glypotek, 2nd century

Henry Ireton, 17th century English Parliamentary commander
Henry Ireton, 17th century English Parliamentary general. Ireton (1611-1651) was the son-in-law of Oliver Cromwell

Ralph Hopton, Ist Baron Hopton, 17th century English Royalist soldier. Hopton (1598-1652) was commander of Charles Is forces in the south-west of England from 1642-1646

Henry IV of France watching the departure of the Spaniards from Paris, 22 March 1594
Henry IV of France watching the departure of the Spaniards from Porte Saint-Denis, Paris 22 March 1594. Although Henry (1553-1610) became King of France in 1589

Henry IV, first Bourbon King of France, c1830. Henry (1553-1610) became King of Navarre in 1572 and ascended the French throne in 1594

Procession of the League (la Ligue), Paris, 24 May 1590. Typical soldiers and civic guards armed with pikes and harquebuses leaving Notre Dame

Paris during the League (La Ligue), 1590 (19th century). Illustration based on pictures of the Procession of the League, 24 May 1590

Empress Matilda escaping from the besieged Oxford Castle, 1142 (c19th century). Matilda was the wife of Henry V of Germany, daughter of Henry I of England and mother of Henry II

Battle of Montcontour, French Religious Wars, 3 October 1569 (1570). Artist: Jacques Tortorel
Battle of Montcontour, French Religious Wars, 3 October 1569 (1570). The Huguenots under Gaspard Coligny (1519-1572) took heavy losses during their defeat by the Catholics under Henry

Siege of Poitiers, French Religious Wars, 24 July-7 September 1569 (1570). Artist: Jacques Tortorel
Siege of Poitiers, French Religious Wars, 24 July-7 September 1569 (1570). The Huguenots under Gaspard de Coligny (1519-1572)

Siege of Chartres, French Religious Wars, 1568 (1570). Artist: Jacques Tortorel
Siege of Chartres, French Religious Wars, 1568 (1570). Sappers working to undermine a bastion forming part of the citys defences

Battle of St Denis, French Religious Wars, 10 November 1567 (1570). Artist: Jacques Tortorel
Battle of St Denis, French Religious Wars, 10 November 1567 (1570). The battle was fought between the Huguenots under Louis

Peace of Amboise ending the first French Religious War, 13 March 1563 (1570). Artist: Jacques Tortorel
Peace of Amboise ending the first French Religious War, 13 March 1563 (1570). The peace conference was held on the Isle de Boeuf, Orleans

Fourth charge at the Battle of Dreux, French Religious Wars, 19 December 1562 (1570). Artist: Jacques Tortorel
Fourth charge at the Battle of Dreux, French Religious Wars, 19 December 1562 (1570). The outcome of the battle was indecisive, although notable for the fact that the commanders of both sides

Second charge at the Battle of Dreux, French Religious Wars, 19 December 1562 (1570). Artist: Jacques Tortorel
Second charge at the Battle of Dreux, French Religious Wars, 19 December 1562 (1570). The outcome of the battle was indecisive, although notable for the fact that the commanders of both sides

Henry IV, first Bourbon King of France, c1820. Henry (1553-1610) became King of Navarre in 1572 and ascended the French throne in 1594

Defence of Petrograd by all our Forces, 1919. Artist: Alexander Apsit
Defence of St Petersburg by all our Forces, 1919. Propaganda poster exhorting workers and soldiers to defend the city of Petrograd (St Petersburg)

Henry IV of France entering Paris, 22 March 1594 (19th century). Detail. Henry (1553-1610) became King of Navarre in 1572 and ascended the French throne in 1594

Henry IV, first Bourbon King of France, c1589-1610. Artist: Jacob Bunel
Henry IV, first Bourbon King of France, c1589-1610. Three-quarter portrait in full armour. Henry (1553-1610) became King of Navarre in 1572 and ascended the French throne in 1589

Empress Matilda, daughter and dispossessed heiress of Henry I of England, c1860. Matilda (1102-1167) allowed by the King, Stephen, to leave Arundel Castle for Gloucester in 1139

Gonzalo Quiepo de Llano, Nationalist general in the Spanish Civil War. Quiepo de Llano (1875-1951) was one of the senior army officers whose rebellion agains the Republican government in 1936 led to

La Prise de Paris, May 1871. French government advancing through the streets to recapture Paris from the Paris Commune. From a private collection

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