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The Glorious Revolution
This is a detailed look of William of Orange and his wife, Mary II of England, from the Painted Hall. William and Mary ascended the British throne after King James II was thrown out of the country. The two later signed into order the Bill of Rights. -
The French Revolution
This painting is Prise de la Bastille, by Jean-Pierre Houël, painted in 1789. It depicts the storming of the Bastille, which is known as the beginning of the French Revolution. The Revolution lasted from July 1789 until 1799, and resulted in the removal and eventual deaths of King Louis XVII and his family. -
Decembrist Revolt
The Russian Guard Cavalry Advances During the Decembrist Revolt of 1825, by Vasily Timm, depicts the Decembrist revolt which took place in Russia in 1825. Russian soldiers were upset by the fact that Czar Nicholas I was taking the throne, rather than his brother Constantine, and protested against these events. -
Italian Revolution of 1848
This is Garibaldi Defending Rome, from the Garibaldi panorama, painted by an unknown artist in the 1860s. This was painted during the unification of Italy, a movement to bring together the different states in Italy. The risorgimento was led by Giuseppi Garibaldi, a general who was hailed throughout Italy for his efforts. -
Herzegovina Uprising
This image is from a calendar published in 1876, which depicts the heroes of the Bosnian and Herzegovinan uprisings. Revolutionaries who were harshly treated by the Ottoman empire decided to fight back, and started a chain of revolutions that eventually led to the Berlin Congress and the occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Austro-Hungarian empire. -
Russian Revolution
This photograph depicts protestors in the streets of Russia, and was taken in June of 1917, at the beginning of the Russian Revolution. The sign is asking for power to be transfered over to the working class, and for the Czar to be sent to prison.
