Sujet

'Stirling Castle',1890

Légende

'Stirling Castle', 1890. There have been at least eight sieges at Stirling Castle dating c1110, when King Alexander I dedicated a chapel here. Because of its strategic importance, it changed hands several times between the English and the Scots during the Wars of Scottish Independence (1296-1357). From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. III - The Middle Ages", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890. ]

Date

1890

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F25_192

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

60,7Mo (3,3Mo) / 49,1cm x 31,0cm / 5796 x 3660 (300dpi)

Mots clés

extérieur dehors fleuve bâtiment architecture arts pays livre stratégie géographie château médiéval fortifications fortification militaire guerre endroit ÉCOSSAIS siècle stratégique littérature concept monochrome stirling château stirling Jour 19e siècle position avantageuse Moyen Âge 14e siècle Quatorzième Siècle dix-neuvième siècle Scots histoire historique The Print Collector Wars of Scottish Independence gravure paysage Anonyme Cassells Edmund Alexander I Co Cassell & Co Edmund Ollier Ollier Cassell and Company Ltd Cassell & Company Cassell & Cassell's Illustrated Universal History King of Scotland King Alexander I Alexander I of Scotland Alexander the Fierce gravure paysage