Bouvignes siege, Paulus Lauters, 1835 print The siege of the city of Bouvignes in 1554 by the troops of Henry II of France. In the background three women who plunge from a tower: these are the three "ladies of crèvecoeur" who, according to legend, wanted to escape the attack in this way. Brussels paper destruction of conquered city. horrors of war Bouvignes

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