Images Dated 5th July 2019

'Submission of Henry IV. At Canossa', (1077), 1890. Creator: Unknown

'Submission of Henry IV. At Canossa', (1077), 1890. Henry IV (1050-1106) King German King and Holy Roman Emperor, after being excommunicated, walked to Canossa Castle to seek absolution from Pope Gregory VII guest of Matilda of Tuscany, during the Investiture Controversy (1077). From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. III - The Middle Ages", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890. ]

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The Proclamation of the German Empire at Versailles, 18 January 1871, (1936). Creator: Unknown

The Proclamation of the German Empire at Versailles, 18 January 1871, (1936). 'Kaiserproklamation in Versailles, 18 Januar 1871'. After the joint victory of the German states in the Franco-Prussian War, the Prussian King Wilhelm I was proclaimed German Emperor in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles outside Paris. After a painting made in 1885, in the Bismarck-Museum in Friedrichsruh, Germany. From "Bilder Deutscher Geschichte", (Pictures of German History), No.12, cigarette card album. [Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany, 1936]

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'King Alfred in disguise rebuked by the Neat Herd's Wife for letting the Cakes burn', (c878), 1783

'King Alfred in disguise rebuked by the Neat Herd's Wife, for letting the Cakes burn which she observed he himself was so fond of', (c878), 1783. Alfred, given shelter on the Somerset Levels by a woman unaware of his identity and preoccupied by matters of his kingdom, let the cakes burn. From "New Complete and Authentic History of England", by Edward Barnard. [Alex Hogg, London, 1783]

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