Stronghold Collection (page 8)

French war film, Verdun
The grim realism of war captured in the French film, Verdun, telling the story of the ferocious German onslaught and the heroic French defence

Aerial View of Malaga during the Spanish Civil War, 1937
An aerial view of Malaga, southern Spain, at the time of the Spanish Civil War. Malaga, a Republican stronghold from 1936, was captured by Nationalist forces on 8th February 1937. Date: 1937

Nationalist Artillery; Spanish Civil War, 1939
Photograph showing a battery of 15.5 cm howitzers, used by the Nationalist army during their offensive against Catalonia; Spanish Civil War, 1939

Map of Spain showing the situation at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, July 1936. The heaviest fighting in July took place in the places underlined on the map: Madrid, Barcelona, Oviedo

Siege of Basing House, Hampshire
The Siege of Basing House, near Basingstoke, Hampshire, during the English Civil War. It was a Parliamentary victory. Date: between 1643 - 1645

England, Northumberland, Warkworth Castle. Warkworth Castle (English Heritage), a magnificent 12th century stone motte and bailey fortress, and surrounding snow covered landscape on a winter morning

Jumbled granite boulders at Council Rocks in the Dragoon Mountains in the Coronado National Forest, Arizona, USA Date: 05-03-2021

Native American pictographs at Council Rocks in the Dragoon Mountains in the Coronado National Forest, Arizona, USA Date: 05-03-2021

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Spain, Castilla y Leon Region, Avila Province, Avila. Scenic medieval city walls of Avila, Spain. Date: 19/11/2009

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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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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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Europe, Ireland, County Tipperary. Lightning over ruins of the Rock of Cashel. Date: 21/05/2009

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The medieval stronghold of Tsarevets, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria Date: 06/02/2008

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Jordan, Shawbak castle, ancient crusader stronghold Date: 10/09/2005

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

The Turcos storming the castle of Mondement, near Epernay, where he was established... (colour litho)
2815688 The Turcos storming the castle of Mondement, near Epernay, where he was established... (colour litho) by Beltrame

View of the chapel with frescoes by the Master of Vignola, The Contrari Chapel, Vignola Stronghold, c. 1420 (photo)
5051386 View of the chapel with frescoes by the Master of Vignola, The Contrari Chapel, Vignola Stronghold, c.1420 (photo) by Master of Vignola (15th century); Rocca di Vignola, Vignola, Modena

View of the chapel with frescoes by the Master of Vignola, The Contrari Chapel, Vignola Stronghold, c. 1420 (photo)
5051392 View of the chapel with frescoes by the Master of Vignola, The Contrari Chapel, Vignola Stronghold, c.1420 (photo) by Master of Vignola (15th century); Rocca di Vignola, Vignola, Modena

View of the chapel with frescoes by the Master of Vignola, The Contrari Chapel, Vignola Stronghold, c. 1420 (photo)
5051397 View of the chapel with frescoes by the Master of Vignola, The Contrari Chapel, Vignola Stronghold, c.1420 (photo) by Master of Vignola (15th century); Rocca di Vignola, Vignola, Modena

Reprisals on the Barons (engraving)
2788225 Reprisals on the Barons (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reprisals on the Barons)

View of the chapel with frescoes by the Master of Vignola, The Contrari Chapel, Vignola Stronghold, c. 1420 (photo)
5051393 View of the chapel with frescoes by the Master of Vignola, The Contrari Chapel, Vignola Stronghold, c.1420 (photo) by Master of Vignola (15th century); Rocca di Vignola, Vignola, Modena

Carew Castle, 1776. Creator: Paul Sandby
Carew Castle, 1776

Vues de Dunkirk (Duynkercke), Gravelines (Grevelinge) and Bourbourg (Borborch)
LRI4709050 Vues de Dunkirk (Duynkercke), Gravelines (Grevelinge) and Bourbourg (Borborch), France (etching, 1572-1617) by Hogenberg

Plan of La Rochelle (Rochella), France (etching, 1572-1617)
LRI4708825 Plan of La Rochelle (Rochella), France (etching, 1572-1617) by Hogenberg, Franz (1540-c.1590); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan de La Rochelle (Rochella)

Philippeville, Mariembourg, Chimay and Walcourt, Belgium (engraving, 1572-1617)
LRI4713412 Philippeville, Mariembourg, Chimay and Walcourt, Belgium (engraving, 1572-1617) by Hogenberg, Franz (1540-c.1590); Private Collection; (add.info.: Philippopolis, Marieburgum, Cimacum)

View of the Gateway of Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight
CH451710 View of the Gateway of Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight (pencil and pen & ink with wash on paper) by English School

He hunted pirates (b / w photo)
6009117 He hunted pirates (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: He hunted pirates)

German infantry cross over Chemin des Dames to follow the retreating enemy
STC406178 German infantry cross over Chemin des Dames to follow the retreating enemy, 27th May 1918 (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Castle of Tripoli, a stronghold of the crusaders (engraving)
2774988 The Castle of Tripoli, a stronghold of the crusaders (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Castle of Tripoli, a stronghold of the crusaders)

Vintage 19th century photograph: Pyramid of Cestius. The Porta San Paolo (San Paolo Gate) is one of the southern gates in the 3rd-century Aurelian Walls of Rome, Italy

Mevlana Gate, Constantinople, Istanbul, Turkey
Vintage 19th century photograph - Mevlana Gate, Constantinople, Istanbul, Turkey - image c.1880s by the Berggrren studio

Fortress of Seven Towers (Yedikule), Istanbul, Turkey
Vintage 19th century photograph - Fortress of Seven Towers (Yedikule), Istanbul, Turkey

Cronjes Stronghold on the Modder River, surrendered on Majuba Day (litho)
1599442 Cronjes Stronghold on the Modder River, surrendered on Majuba Day (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

History of America: "Life of Fort Carolina, Bastion of Carolina"
LRI4668169 History of America: " Life of Fort Carolina, Bastion of Carolina" " Engraving from " Admirante Narratio Americae" by Theodore de Bry (1528-1598)

View of Algiers (Algerii), Algerie (etching, 1572-1617)
LRI4707761 View of Algiers (Algerii), Algerie (etching, 1572-1617) by Hogenberg, Franz (1540-c.1590); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vue d Algiers (Algerii)

Hesdin, France (engraving, 1572-1617)
LRI4713932 Hesdin, France (engraving, 1572-1617) by Hogenberg, Franz (1540-c.1590); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hesdinum/Hesdyn Fort (Hesdin)

View of Gorlitz (Gorlitium), Germany (etching, 1572-1617)
LRI4707355 View of Gorlitz (Gorlitium), Germany (etching, 1572-1617) by Hogenberg, Franz (1540-c.1590); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of Gorlitz (Gorlitium)

Plan of Metz (Mets), France (etching, 1572-1617)
LRI4708889 Plan of Metz (Mets), France (etching, 1572-1617) by Hogenberg, Franz (1540-c.1590); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan de Metz (Mets)

Stronghold of the Spirit, 1932 (tempera on canvas)
5642692 Stronghold of the Spirit, 1932 (tempera on canvas) by Roerich, Nicholas (1874-1947); 46.5A--79.4 cm; Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York; eNicholas Roerich Museum; Russian, out of copyright

Cardinal Richelieu on the sea wall at La Rochelle, 1881
542821 Cardinal Richelieu on the sea wall at La Rochelle, 1881 by Motte, Henri-Paul (1846-1922) (after); (add.info.: Armand Jean Duplessis)

The Castle, Warwick (photo)
727540 The Castle, Warwick (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Castle, Warwick)

Attack by British Forces on the Stronghold of the Loosoos, a Tribe on the Western Coast of Africa (engraving)
1609982 Attack by British Forces on the Stronghold of the Loosoos, a Tribe on the Western Coast of Africa (engraving) by English School

Our Dispute with the Boers, Sketches in Bechuana Land (engraving)
1622857 Our Dispute with the Boers, Sketches in Bechuana Land (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Dispute with the Boers, Sketches in Bechuana Land)

Buncrana, on Lough Swilly, County Donegal (litho)
1597243 Buncrana, on Lough Swilly, County Donegal (litho) by Holland Tringham, Joseph (1861-1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: Buncrana, on Lough Swilly, County Donegal)

Fighting Dacoits in Upper Burma, an Expedition to the Stronghold of a Dacoit Leader (engraving)
1050250 Fighting Dacoits in Upper Burma, an Expedition to the Stronghold of a Dacoit Leader (engraving) by English School

Mont Saint-Michel (photo)
XIR245768 Mont Saint-Michel (photo) by French School; Bay of Mont Saint-Michel, France; (add.info.: border of Normandy and Brittany; ); French, out of copyright

Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, 12th & 13th of April 1861, pub
AQS331938 Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, 12th & 13th of April 1861, pub. by Currier & Ives, c.1861 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society

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"Stronghold: A Glimpse into the Mighty Fortresses of History" Hendon Aerial Pageant showcases the awe-inspiring might of strongholds, reminding us of their significance throughout history. Edinburgh Castle: Perched atop Castle Rock, this ancient stronghold has stood as a symbol of power and resilience for centuries. Bamburgh in Northumberland, England - a testament to the strength and grandeur that strongholds embody. As the sun sets over Edinburgh Castle, its majestic silhouette is bathed in a golden glow, evoking an aura of invincibility. Windsor Castle from above reveals its commanding presence as one of Europe's most formidable strongholds. When darkness falls, Edinburgh Castle comes alive with enchanting illumination, casting an ethereal spell on all who behold it. The Great Wall's Mutianyu section stands tall at sunrise—a remarkable feat of engineering turned impregnable stronghold through time. In Picture No. 11073902 lies evidence of the indomitable spirit displayed during the Siege of Lathom House in England's First Civil War—stronghold against adversity. Eilean Donan castle emerges like a fortress rising from Scottish waters—an emblematic example of Scotland's rich stronghold heritage. Stirling Castle's entrance beckons visitors to step into history—a gateway to explore Scotland's storied past within its mighty walls. Windsor Castle reigns supreme among English fortresses—its regal stature standing as a testament to strength and endurance across centuries. In every corner of the world, these strongholds stand tall as guardians and witnesses to our collective human story—a reminder that sometimes even mountains can be conquered by sheer willpower and determination.