Images Dated 21st June 2006 (page 2)

Capitulation of Paris, 31 March 1814 (1900). The final battle of the War of the Sixth Coalition saw the combined armies of Russia

The Battle of the Nations at Leipzig, Germany, 18 October 1813 (1900). The Austrian commander, the Prince of Schwarzenberg, bringing news of the victory to the assembled allied monarchs

Joseph Louis Gay-Lussacs hot air balloon ascent, Paris, September 1804 (1900). On this flight, French chemist and physicist Gay-Lussac (1778-1850)

Napoleon and the first of his empires, c1804-1814. The first French Empire, (or the Napoleonic Empire), of Napoleon I (1769-1821) lasted from 1804 to 1814

Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 (1900). Scene from the famous naval battle in which Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated the Spanish and French fleet during the War of the Third Coalition

Coronation of the Empress Maria Ludovica of Austria in Pressburg, 1808. Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma (1791-1847) was the second wife of Napoleon Bonaparte

The Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon and the Coronation of the Empress Josephine, 1804 (1900)
The Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon and the Coronation of the Empress Josephine, 2nd December 1804, 1900. Davids depiction of the event was painted in 1806-1807

The Sphinx at Giza, Egypt, 1840s, (1900)

Battle of Santiago de Cuba, 3 July 1898 (1900). Artist: Willy Stower
Battle of Santiago de Cuba, 3 July 1898 (1900). The largest naval engagement of the Spanish-American War, the Battle of Santiago de Cuba was a decisive American victory resulting in the total

Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany, 1900. Artist: Reichard & Lindner
Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany, 1900. Wilhelm II (1859-1941) succeeded his father Friedrich III as King of Prussia and Kaiser in 1888

Coronation of Tsar Nicholas II, 26 May 1896, (1900). Nicholas (1868-1918) came to the throne after the death of his father, Alexander III

Nicholas II, last Emperor of Russia, 1900. Nicholas (1868-1918) succeeded his father, Alexander III, as Emperor of Russia in 1894

Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria, 1900. Franz Joseph (1830-1916) became Emperor of Austria after the Revolution of 1848 which led to the abdication of his uncle, Ferdinand I

Queen Victoria, 1900. Victoria (1819-1901) became Queen in 1837 and Empress of India in 1877

Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1900. The 34th Sultan, Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918) came to the throne in 1876

Tsar Alexander II of Russia and his staff, (1900). Alexander II (1818-1881) pictured seated, flanked by King Carol I of Romania (left) and Grand Duke Nicholas (right)

Pope Leo XIII, 1900. Vincenzo-Giacchino Pecci (1810-1903) was elected Pope in 1878

Pope Leo XIII in The Basilica of Saint Peter, Rome, 1900. Vincenzo-Giacchino Pecci (1810-1903) was elected Pope in 1878

Quai d?Orsay, Paris World Exposition, 1889, (1900). Buildings of foreign states by the River Seine

Those Laugh Who Win, 1885. Artist: Frank Dadd
Those Laugh Who Win, 1885. An engraving from the Illustrated London News, (London, 1885)

Palace of Horticulture, Paris World Exposition, 1889, (1900). Artist: Ewald Thiel
Palace of Horticulture, Paris World Exposition, 1889, (1900)

Fine Arts Palace, Paris World Exposition, 1889, (1900)

Trocadero, Paris World Exposition, 1889, (1900). The Russian-Asiatic exhibition

Old Paris, Paris World Exposition, 1889, (1900). Artist: Ewald Thiel
Old Paris, Paris World Exposition, 1889, (1900)

Paris World Exposition (1889), 1900. The Hall of Illusions in the Electricity Palace

The Great Ballroom in the Palace of Electricity, Paris World Exposition, 1889, (1900). Artist: G Garen
The Great Ballroom in the Palace of Electricity, Paris World Exposition, 1889, (1900)

Fountains at the Palace of Electricity, Champ de Mars, Paris World Exposition 1889, (1900). Artist: Ewald Thiel
Fountains at the Palace of Electricity, Champ de Mars, Paris World Exposition 1889, (1900)

Museum of the Colonies, Trocadero, Paris World Exposition, 1889, (1900)

Sketches at the International Chess Tournament, May 5, 1883. Artist: Corbould
Sketches at the International Chess Tournament, May 5, 1883

Khmer Temple, Paris World Exposition, 1889, (1900). Artist: Ewald Thiel
Khmer Temple, Paris World Exposition, 1889, (1900)

Javanese coffee house, Trocadero, Paris World Exposition, 1889, (1900). Artist: Ewald Thiel
Javanese coffee house, Trocadero, Paris World Exposition, 1889, (1900)

Lens manufacture, Paris World Exposition, 1889, (1900). Artist: L Sabattier
Lens manufacture, Paris World Exposition, 1889, (1900). Grinding a glass block to make lenses for giant telescopes

The Battle of Paardeberg, South Africa, Second Anglo-Boer War, February 1900. Artist: Richard Knotel
The Battle of Paardeberg, South Africa, Second Anglo-Boer War, February 1900

Second Anglo-Boer War, February 1900. Artist:s Paley
Second Anglo-Boer War, February 1900

Waterloo Campaign, 15 June 1815, (1900). The Battle of Waterloo was fought between the French led by Napoleon and the British, led by the Duke of Wellington

Ship types from the first half of the 19th century, (1900). Artist: Willy Stower
Ship types from the first half of the 19th century, (1900)

Seni Gazing on the Body of Wallenstein, 1864. A scene from Friedrich Schillers play The Death of Wallenstein. An engraving from the Illustrated Times, (London, 1864)

The Clifton suspension bridge across the River Avon, 1864. Spanning the River Avon 245 feet above the water, the Clifton Suspension Bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1829-1831

The Chessplayers, 1864. An engraving from the Illustrated Times, (London, 1864)

Scene from the play Sunny Vale Farm, performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London, 1864. An engraving from the Illustrated Times, (London, 1864)

Friedrich Schiller, German poet, philosopher, historian, and dramatist, (1900). Schiller (1759-1805) is regarded as one of the greatest figures of German literature

Alexander von Humboldt and Aime Bonpland on the Orinoco River, 1800-1804 (1900). In 1800-1804, together with the French botanist Aime Bonpland (1773-1858)

Immanuel Kant, German philosopher, (1900). Kant (1724-1804) became professor of logic and metaphysics at the University of Konigsberg, Germany in 1770

Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, (1900). Napoleon (1769-1821) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

Alexander von Humboldt, Prussian naturalist and explorer, (1900). Humboldts (1769-1859) interests included geophysics, geology and botany and he is sometimes called the founder of ecology

Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, (1900). Francis I of Austria (1768-1835) became the last Holy Roman Emperor in 1792. The Holy Roman Empire was dissolved following Austrias disastrous defeat by

Chess match, at Parsloes, Febuary 23rd, 1794, in the presence of the Turkish Ambassador, 1794. Artist: Cook
Chess match, at Parsloe s, in the presence of the Turkish Ambassador, 23 February 1794

Interior of a Russian guardhouse, Crimean War, 1855. An engraving from the Cassells Illustrated Family Paper, (London, 1855)

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