Siege of La Rochelle, France, 1627 (1882-1884). Artist: Unknown

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Siege of La Rochelle, France, 1627 (1882-1884). During the Renaissance, La Rochelle adopted Protestant ideas, and from 1568 became a centre for the Huguenots, initiating a period of freedom and prosperity until the 1620s. The city was starved into surrender during Cardinal Richelieu's campaign to break the power of the Huguenots in France. A print from La France et les Français à Travers les Siècles, Volume II, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884.

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Size: 3545px × 4943px
Location: World,Europe,France,Poitou-Charentes,La Rochelle
Photo credit: © The Print Collector/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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