French history Gallery

Tennis Court Oath, French Revolution, 1789

Third Estate pledging solidarity to write a constitution, known as the Tennis Court Oath, French Revolution.
Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a painting by Couder

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Joan of Arc hearing a call to save France

Young Joan of Arc listening to angel voices calling upon her to save France during the Hundred Years War.
Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century Lepage illustration

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100 Years War, 1400s, 15th Century, Art, Europe, European, Female, France, French, Girl, Heritage, Heroine, Historic, History, Illustration, Joan Of Arc, Medieval, Middle Ages, Miracle, Religion, Religious, Saint, Saint Joan, Traditional, Vintage, Woman

Weapons taken from the Hotel des Invalides, French Revolution

Revolutionaries seizing weapons at Les Invalides before storming the Bastille, French Revolution, 1789.
Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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