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Map of Europe after the Peace of Tilsit in 1807, from 'A Short History of the

KW392529 Map of Europe after the Peace of Tilsit in 1807, from 'A Short History of the English People' by J. R. Green, published 1893 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Treaties of Tilsit were two agreements signed by Napoleon I of France in the town of Tilsit in July, 1807 in the aftermath of his victory at Friedland. The first was signed on 7 July, between Tsar Alexander I of Russia and Napoleon. The second was signed with Prussia on 9 July. The treaties ended the War of the Fourth Coalition at the expense of the Prussian king, who had already agreed to a truce on 25 June after the Grande ArmA©e had pursued him to the easternmost frontier of his realm, and in Tilsit ceded about half of his pre-war territories. From those territories, Napoleon had created French client states: the Kingdom of Westphalia, the Duchy of Warsaw and the Free City of Danzig; the other ceded territories were awarded to further French clients and to Russia.
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Front page of "A Perfect Diurnall of the Passages in Parliament", February-March 1642

Front page of "A Perfect Diurnall of the Passages in Parliament", February-March 1642, (1945). Newspaper published during the English Civil War. Above is a session of parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London, with an account of proceedings concerning a 'Treaty and Cessation of Armes'. From "British Journalists and Newspapers", by Derek Hudson. [Collins, London, 1945]

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Signing the Treaty of Peace at Vienaa [sic]

Signing the Treaty of Peace at Vienaa [sic]. Coloured aquatint by J C Stadler after William Heath, published by Thomas Tegg, 1 April 1818. Wellington, with heads of state of Austria, Prussia and Russia. Illustration for a narrative poem by Dr Syntax, 1818. The Duke of Wellington signs the treaty, which was aimed at redrawing the continent's political map after the defeat of Napoleonic France. Across from him sits Tsar Alexander of Russia with King Frederick of Prussia standing to the Tsar?s right. Behind the table stands Marshal Blucher. The treaty was signed on 30 May 1814 and restored the Bourbon monarchy to the French throne and withdrew the nation?s borders to their 1792 locations. The treaty was hugely unpopular in France and helped mobilise support behind Napoleon on his return from exile and resumption of power in March 1815. Date: 1814

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