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The confederacy of Dutch nobles presenting a petition of their grievances to Margaret of Parma, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, 1566 (engraving)

3647766 The confederacy of Dutch nobles presenting a petition of their grievances to Margaret of Parma, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, 1566 (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The confederacy of Dutch nobles presenting a petition of their grievances to Margaret of Parma, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, 1566. Illustration for Histoire De Belgique by Theodore Juste (Alexandre Jamar, Brussels, c 1870). Digitally cleaned image.); © Look and Learn

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Agricultural Labourers Union at the Memorial Hall, Farringdon-Street, Delegates signing Petition (engraving)

1106087 Agricultural Labourers Union at the Memorial Hall, Farringdon-Street, Delegates signing Petition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agricultural Labourers Union at the Memorial Hall, Farringdon-Street, Delegates signing Petition. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 3 June 1876.); Look and Learn / Illustrated Papers Collection; English, out of copyright

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Compromise or Covenant of Nobles

6317467 Compromise or Covenant of Nobles by Trigt, Hendrik Albert van (1829-99) (after); (add.info.: Representatives of the lesser nobility in the Habsburg Netherlands submit a petition to the Regent, Margaret of Parma. Known as the Compromise or Covenant of Nobles it sought to have the government moderate the "placards" or ordinances against heresy imposed to suppress Protestant teachings. After a 19th century illustration by Samuel Lankhout, after a work by Hendrik Albert van Trig.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2022

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