Stronghold Gallery

First English Civil War: Siege of Lathom House, 1644

Royalist stronghold Lathom House in Lancashire defies Parlimentarian pressure and raises the royal standard. The ensuing siege lasted three months, but was eventually lifted. Is that Charlotte Stanley, Countess of Derby, lashing the royal standard to the battlements of the Eagle Tower? Date: 1644

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Cannon, Cavaliers, Charlotte, Costume, Countess, Defence, Defences, Defiance, Defies, Derby, Eagle, Family, Fashion, Flag, Fortification, Fortifications, Helmet, Heroic, Lancashire, Military, Parlimentarian, Preparation, Royal, Royalist, Standard, Stanley, Stronghold, Tower, Weapon, Weaponry, Woman

Europe, Portugal, Tomar. Cobbled Portuguese

Europe, Portugal, Tomar. Cobbled Portuguese paving in front of the Church of St. John the Baptist with octagonal tower in Tomar, Ribatejo, Portugal, Europe. Date: 15/04/2009

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Building, Century, Christian, Christianity, Church, Cobbled, Convent, Daylight, Daytime, Eggers, Europe, European, Famous, Fortress, Heritage, Historic, Historical, History, Julie, Knight, Landmark, Medieval, Mediterranean, Monastery, Old, Portugal, Portuguese, Religion, Romanesque, Site, Stronghold, Style, Templar, Tomar, Unesco, World

Male figure playing with a ball, Camera Pinta (Painted Room) (fresco)

6204078 Male figure playing with a ball, Camera Pinta (Painted Room) (fresco) by Italian School, (14th-15th century); Rocca Albornoz, Spoleto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Frescoes representing courtly and chivalrous subject, made by local painters (with reference to the group connected to the Master of the Dormitio of Terni) or of Padanian origin.
Spoleto, Rocca Albornoz, Torre Maestra, Camera Pinta: particolare con figura maschile che gioca a palla degli affreschi realizzati tra il 1392 e il 1416 di soggetto cortese e cavalleresco, realizzati da pittori locali (con riferimento al gruppo del Maestro della Dormitio di Terni) o di provenienza padana. Il tema degli affreschi e basato sul poema "Teseida " di Boccaccio.); Ghigo Roli

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