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Arrest of Khosrow II
Arrest of Khosrow II (r. 590-628), illustration from a 16th-century Turkish manuscript of the Shahnameh.
New York Public Library
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Storming of the Bastille and arrest of the Governor M. de Launay, July 14, 1789.
Painting depicting the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, specifically of the arrest of the Marquis de Launay, governor of the Bastille, by revolutionaries. Circa 1789-1791, painter unidentified. Currently in the Museum of the History...
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Arrest of Louis XVI and His Family in Varennes, 1791
The arrest of Louis XVI and his family following their failed escape from Paris, 22 June 1791. By Thomas Falcon Marshall, 1854. Oil on canvas.
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Attempted Arrest of Five MPs by Charles I
A 19th century painting showing the attempted arrest of five Members of Parliament by Charles I of England (r. 1625-1649) in January 1642. Painting by Charles West Cope (House of Parliament, London)
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Tallien Demands the Arrest of Robespierre
On 9 Thermidor Year II (27 July 1794), Jean-Lambert Tallien brandished a dagger and demanded the arrest of Maximilien Robespierre. Engraving by Lecouturier after a drawing by Auguste Raffet, Paris, published by Furne and W. Coquebert, 1847.
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Arrest of the Girondins at the National Convention
Arrest of the Girondin deputies by the National Guard at the National Convention, during the Insurrection of 2 June 1793, print by an unknown artist, c. 1817-1857.
Musée Carnavalet, Paris.
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Relief of the Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus
Four key events in the final hours of Jesus’ life are dramatically shown here (from left to right): Peter sheathing his sword after severing the ear of Malchus (seated), the high priest’s servant; Jesus miraculously restoring the ear; Judas...
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Arrest of Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre is arrested by soldiers loyal to the National Convention, in the early morning hours of 28 July 1794. Engraving by Michael Sloane, c. 1794.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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The Arrest of Thomas Morton
Thomas Morton of Merrymount arrested by Captain Myles Standish of the Plymouth Colony.
Image from page 105 of "Ruth of Boston; a story of the Massachusetts Bay colony" by Otis, J. (1910 CE)
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William Harvey's Discovery of Blood Circulation
The human body's system of blood circulation was discovered by the English physician and anatomist William Harvey (1578-1657) in 1628. Harvey determined the relationship between the blood system of arteries and veins and the regular contractions...