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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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Remnant by Michael Morton

Promotional postcard for Remnant by Michael Morton. First produced at the Royalty Theatre, 3rd March 1917. Set in 1840's Paris, the story features a young French gamin who rids an idealistic engineer of his selfish mistress and helps him build his dream railroad. Actress Betty Fairfax, pictured here, was not in the London production. For a tour to Theatre Royal, Chatham, 6th May 1918. Date: 1918

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Charlemagne and his Advisers (engraving)

1218131 Charlemagne and his Advisers (engraving) by French School; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Charlemagne (742/747/748-814), also known as Charles the Great (Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus, French: Charles Le Grand or Charlemagne, German: Karl der GroA?e, Italian: Carlo Magno or Carlomagno) or Charles I, was King of the Franks who united most of Western Europe during the Middle Ages and laid the foundations for modern France and Germany.); French, out of copyright

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