Title

French Religious Wars 1562-1598

Caption

French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Siege of Poitiers 24 July-7 September 1569. Huguenots under Gaspard de Coligny (1519-1572) besieged the city but the defenders held them off with the aid of heavy artillery and a small troop of cavalry, and by flooding me

Date

16th century

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP07100_390003929

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27,0Mb (3,8Mb) / 11,8in x 8,9in / 3543 x 2667 (300dpi)

Keywords

France Religion Catholic Protestant Lutheran Wars of Religion Warfare Siege Weapon Artillery Cannon Field gun Pike Hand gun Arquebus