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Flight to Varennes
The Flight to Varennes was a pivotal moment of the French Revolution (1789-1799), in which King Louis XVI of France (r.1774-92), his wife Queen Marie Antoinette (1755-93), and their children attempted to escape from Paris on the night of...
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North American Barn Owl in Flight
North American barn owl in flight.
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Map to Illustrate the Flight to Varennes
A map illustrating the route taken by King Louis XVI and his family during the failed escape from Paris known as the Flight to Varennes, on the night of 20-21 June 1791. The royal family was attempting to make it to Montmedy, on the border...
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The Flight of the Prisoners
A painting portraying the flight of Judeans from the ancient Kingdom of Judah. Judeans became captives in Babylon, the capital city of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. Gouache on board. Created by James Jacques Joseph Tissot between 1896-1902...
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Lancaster Bomber in Flight
A photograph of an Avro Lancaster bomber during the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight in England, 2018.
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B-17 Bomber in Flight
A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress in flight at the Chino Airshow in California, 2014. The B-17 was the main US bomber in WWII in the European theatre of the conflict and saw service in the Middle East and Pacific amongst other places.
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Bf 109 in Flight
A Messerschmitt Bf 109 (ME-109), the principal German fighter plane of the Second World War (1939-45). Taken at Thunder Over Michigan airshow in 2006.
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He 111 in Flight
A colourised photograph of a Heinkel He 111 bomber plane, flown by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War (1939-45). (Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-385-0587-07)
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American Invasion of Quebec
The American invasion of Quebec (September 1775-June 1776) was a military campaign undertaken during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Hoping to induce the Province of Quebec to join the rebellion, the Second Continental Congress...
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American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), or the American War of Independence, was a conflict between Great Britain and its 13 North American colonies, who declared independence as the United States of America. Initially a rebellion within...