History in General

Bath Abbey

noreply@blogger.com (TheViewers) — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 03:31:00 +0000

Bath Abbey
Originally uploaded by lamby1959

Castle in Muromtsevo (B&W version)

noreply@blogger.com (TheViewers) — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:12:00 +0000

Castle in Muromtsevo (B&W version)
Originally uploaded by O1e9

Abbaye Royale St Vincent

noreply@blogger.com (TheViewers) — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 04:49:00 +0000

Abbaye Royale St Vincent
Originally uploaded by En Pays d'Halatte

Senlis - Oise (France).

En 1065, l’église fut consacré en l’honneur de la Sainte trinité, de la vierge Marie, de Saint Jean-Baptiste et de Saint-Vincent. Le monastère fut désigné par le nom d’Abbaye Royale de Saint-Vincent et donna son nom au faubourg dans lequel il était situé. Ce sont les chanoines de l'ordre de Saint-Augustin qui s'installèrent.

In 1065, the church was dedicated in honour of the Holy trinity, of the Virgin Mary, of Saint Jean-Baptiste and of Saint Vincent. The monastery was indicated by the name of Saint Vincent's royal Abbey and gave its name to the suburb in which it was situated. It is the canons of the order of Saint Augustin that settled down.

Gargoyle

noreply@blogger.com (TheViewers) — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:43:00 +0000

Gargoyle
Originally uploaded by oldbearchris

Taken in Burford

Galleria Comunale d'Arte - Cagliari

noreply@blogger.com (TheViewers) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:59:00 +0000

Galleria Comunale d'Arte - Cagliari
Originally uploaded by Andrea Duranti

Drake's Statue The Hoe Plymouth

noreply@blogger.com (TheViewers) — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:41:00 +0000

Drake's Statue The Hoe Plymouth
Originally uploaded by woodytyke

The statue of Sir Francis Drake by Joseph Boehm was placed here in 1884.It is a copy of the original in his home town of Tavistock.

Guardians

noreply@blogger.com (TheViewers) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:06:00 +0000

Guardians
Originally uploaded by arjayempee

(Similar to the Teracotta Warriors in China, these figures stand guard within Emperor Tu Duc's tomb complex.)

Prince Nguyễn Phúc Hồng Nhậm was born on 22 September 1829, and succeeded his father on the throne, with the reigning title of Tự Đức. His father, Thiệu Trị had passed over his more moderate eldest son, Hồng Bảo, to give the throne to Tự Đức, known for his staunch Confucianism and opposition to foreigners and innovation. The Nguyễn Dynasty were not particularly popular and opposition rallied to Hồng Bảo, who led a rebellion against his brother. Tự Đức suppressed the rebellion and imprisoned his brother, who killed himself.

Tự Đức continued the policies of his predecessors, shutting Vietnam off from the outside world and refusing all efforts to modernise the country. Accounts of his personal life show a gentle and educated man, but his policies brought on conflict with Europe that Vietnam could not win. He oppressed all foreigners in Vietnam, especially the Christian community, calling their religion a "perverse doctrine". The Christian mandarin Nguyễn Truong To, tried to convince Tự Đức that this was a suicidal policy, but he did not listen, confident that France was too involved with the chaos in Europe in 1848 to respond, but he was mistaken.

France responded with a large military expeditionary force. The Nguyễn army fought bravely for some time, but their antiquated weapons and tactics were no match for the French, who suffered more from the climate and disease than from enemy resistance. With French forces moving closer, Tự Đức called upon his Chinese over-lord, the Qing Great Khan, for help and so ensued the Sino-French War. The fighting around Hanoi against China and the Black Flag pirates ended with France victorious and the Chinese gave up their position as feudal masters of Vietnam and recognised France as the ruling power over the region - a significant moment in the history of the region.

General Beauregard Memorial

noreply@blogger.com (TheViewers) — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:15:00 +0000

General Beauregard Memorial
Originally uploaded by kwatson0013

This memorial is dedicated to General Pierre Beauregard who was a Confederate General in the Civil War. It is located in Washington Park in Charleston, SC. Beauregard was stationed in Charleston when the Confederates seized Charleston.

Ford Theater-Lincolns Box

noreply@blogger.com (TheViewers) — Fri, 28 May 2010 08:48:00 +0000

Ford Theater-Lincolns Box
Originally uploaded by kwatson0013

This was the booth President Lincoln was sitting in on April 14, 1865 when he was shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth. Located inside Fords Theater.

Council of Clermont

noreply@blogger.com (TheViewers) — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:30:00 +0000

Council of Clermont
Originally uploaded by summoning_ifrit

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Illumination of Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont of 1095, from the Livre des Passages d'Outre-mer, c. 1490. Note the scene has been anachronistically placed in a late Gothic setting.
The Council of Clermont was a mixed synod of ecclesiastics and laymen of the Catholic Church, which was held from November 18 to November 28, 1095 at Clermont, France. Pope Urban II's speech on November 27 was the starting point of the First Crusade.
In 1095 the Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus sent envoys to the west requesting military assistance against the Seljuk Turks. The message was received by Pope Urban II at the Council of Piacenza; later that year, in November, Urban called the Council of Clermont to discuss the matter further. In convoking the council, Urban urged the bishops and abbots whom he addressed directly, to bring with them the prominent lords in their provinces.
The Council lasted from November 19 to November 28, and was attended by about 300 clerics from throughout France...
...On November 27, Urban spoke for the first time about the problems in the east, as he urged Western Christians fight against the Muslims who had occupied the Holy Land and were attacking the Eastern Roman Empire. - enWikipedia

San Francisco, 1939

noreply@blogger.com (TheViewers) — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:27:00 +0000

San Francisco, 1939
Originally uploaded by bobster855

A page from the book, 'San Francisco, West Coast Metropolis,' published in 1939.

This is a cool photo. It shows City Hall reflected in the windows of the Opera House, where the San Francisco Symphony used to perform. The board shows the name of Pierre Monteux, who was the conductor from 1935 to 1952. Today, the symphony plays next door, at Davies Symphony Hall.

Wendell Willkie

noreply@blogger.com (TheViewers) — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:38:00 +0000

Wendell Willkie
Originally uploaded by kwatson0013

He was a lieutenant for the US Army during WWI. He also ran for President in 1940 although he had never held another political job. He ran on the Republican ticket and received over 22 million votes, more then any other Republican before him. However though, he lost the election to Franklin Roosevelt in a land slide, 449 to 82. He is buried at East Hill Cemetery in Rushville, In.

George Wallace

noreply@blogger.com (TheViewers) — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:37:00 +0000

George Wallace
Originally uploaded by kwatson0013

He was the 48th Governor of Alabama. He ran for President in 1968 finishing 3rd and losing to Richard Nixon. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Montgomery, Al.

Donald MacGilleasbuig

noreply@blogger.com (TheViewers) — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 04:46:00 +0000

Donald MacGilleasbuig
Originally uploaded by arjayempee

Donald MacGilleasbuig gravestone at Finlaggan Castle, faintly reminiscent of the lovely Isle of Lewis chess pieces.

Olympic torch relay: Nazi creation

noreply@blogger.com (TheViewers) — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 02:06:00 +0000

Olympic torch relay: Nazi creation
Originally uploaded by summoning_ifrit

The modern convention of moving the Olympic Flame via a relay system from Olympia to the Olympic venue began with the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The relay, captured in Leni Riefenstahl's film Olympia, was part of the Nazi propaganda machine’s attempt to add myth and mystique to Adolf Hitler’s regime. Hitler saw the link with the ancient Games as the perfect way to illustrate his belief that classical Greece was an Aryan forerunner of the modern German Reich.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Summer_Olympics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leni_Riefenstahl
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympia_(1938_film)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryan_race
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Elizabethan silver four pence.

noreply@blogger.com (TheViewers) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:22:00 +0000

Elizabethan silver four pence.
Originally uploaded by John Guy2010

The four pence is the oldest English coin ever found in Canada and dates to between December 1560 and October 1561.
Cupids, Newfoundland and Labrador
Archaeological dig of John Guy's Colony founded in 1610.
www.baccalieudigs.com
400th Anniversary of Cupids Cove
www.cupidscovechatter.com

Pomnik Poległych Stoczniowców

noreply@blogger.com (TheViewers) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:03:00 +0000

Pomnik Poległych Stoczniowców
Originally uploaded by magro_kr

Monument of Fallen Shipworkers, Solidarności sq., Gdańsk, June 4, 2006

Belgique - Bruxelles - Musée de l'Armée

noreply@blogger.com (TheViewers) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:05:00 +0000

Belgique - Bruxelles - Musée de l'Armée
Originally uploaded by saigneurdeguerre

Europe Europa
Belgique België Belgium Belgien Belgica
Bruxelles Brussel Brussels Brüssel Bruxelas

Musée de l'Armée (Cinquantenaire)

Statuette : Chien mortellement blessé alors qu'il accomplissait sa mission. Remarquez les roues enfoncées dans la gadoue

The mummy of Hornedjitef

noreply@blogger.com (TheViewers) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0000

The mummy of Hornedjitef
Originally uploaded by oldbearchris

From the exhibit: "This is the mummy of Hornedjitef, and Egyptian priest who was buried inside two different coffins. Examining his body using CAT scans and X-Rays revealed that he suffered from arthritis and osteoporosis, suggesting he was a mature man when he died. The embalmers have placed four packages inside his torso, probably his lungs, liver, stomach and intestines. He lived over a thousand years after Tutankhamen and Ramestes the Great at a time when Egypt was ruled by Greek kings."

Big Chief, Darryl Montana

noreply@blogger.com (TheViewers) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:59:00 +0000

Big Chief, Darryl Montana
Originally uploaded by The Voice of Eye

Ideological City 5

noreply@blogger.com (TheViewers) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:55:00 +0000

Ideological City 5
Originally uploaded by Sander Maurano

Kreuzgang im Münster und Kloster Allerheiligen Schaffhausen

noreply@blogger.com (TheViewers) — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:05:00 +0000

SH_022_08022010_15'04
Originally uploaded by eduard43

Hier befindet sich der grösste Kreuzgang der Schweiz. Er ist teils romanisch 12. Jh., teils gotisch 13. Jh. und umschliesst den romantischen, bezaubernden Kreuzganggarten, den so genannten «Junkerfriedhof», in dem von 1582 - 1874 hohe Schaffhauser Magistraten, wie Bürgermeister, Ratsherrn, Pfarrer und andere verdiente Bürger- und Bürgerinnen beigesetzt wurden.

Here is the largest cloister in Switzerland. It is partly Romanesque 12th Century, partly Gothic 13th Century and embraces the romantic, enchanting cloister garden, the "so-called Squire Cemetery" in which from 1582 - 1874 Schaffhausen high magistrates, were buried as mayors, councilors, ministers, and other deserving citizens and citizens.

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Brennus

noreply@blogger.com (TheViewers) — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:52:00 +0000

Brennus
Originally uploaded by summoning_ifrit

A bust ofBrennus, who led the Gauls against the Romans in theBattle of Allia.
The Battle of the Allia was a battle of the first Gallic invasion of Italy. The battle was fought near the Allia river: the defeat of the Roman army opened the route for the Gauls to sack Rome. It was fought in 390/387 BC.
photo by Med

Adoration of the Magi

noreply@blogger.com (TheViewers) — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:50:00 +0000

Adoration of the Magi
Originally uploaded by summoning_ifrit

Very famous Renaissance painting,the Adoration of the Magi bySandro Botticelli, c. 1475
The adoration of the magi was a popular theme in Renaissance art, and in Botticelli's version he has placed members of theMedici family as well as himself (farthest on the right, in yellow, looking at the viewer) in the scene.

Stele of Revealing

noreply@blogger.com (TheViewers) — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:42:00 +0000

Stele of Revealing
Originally uploaded by summoning_ifrit

The Stele of Revealing

The
Stele of Ankh-ef-en-Khonsu i (also known as the Stele of Revealing) is a
painted, wooden offering stele, discovered in 1858 at the mortuary temple of
Hatshepsut
at Dayr al-Bahri...It
was made for the
Montu-priest
Ankh-ef-en-Khonsu
i, and was discovered near his coffin ensemble of two sarcophagi and two
anthropomorphic inner coffins. It dates to circa 680/70 BCE, the period of the
late

Dynasty 25/early

Dynasty 26...On the front Ankh-ef-en-Khonsu i as a priest of Montu can be
seen; he is presenting offerings to the falcon-headed god
Re-Harakhty ("Re-Horus
of the Two Horizons"), a synchronistic form of the gods
Ra and
Horus, who is
seated on a throne. The symbol of the west, the place of the Dead, is seen
behind Re-Harakhty. Above the figures is a depiction of
Nut, the
sky goddess who stretches from horizon to horizon. Directly beneath her is the
Winged Solar
Disk, Horus of
Behdet. The stele is also known as the "Stele of Revealing" and is a central
element of the religious philosophy
Thelema
founded by
Aleister
Crowley. - enWikipedia