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  2. Military art - Wikipedia

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    The entire 70-metre-long (230 ft) Bayeux Tapestry. ... The 11th century Bayeux Tapestry is a linear panoramic ... The impact of the Spanish Civil War on a non ...

  3. Bayeux Tapestry - Wikipedia

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    A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry depicting Bishop Odo rallying Duke William's army during the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The Bayeux Tapestry [a] is an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres (230 feet) long and 50 centimetres (20 inches) tall [1] that depicts the events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, led by William, Duke of Normandy challenging Harold II, King of England ...

  4. List of Spanish flags - Wikipedia

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    Flag of the First Spanish Republic 1931–1939 Flag of the Second Spanish Republic: 1931–1939 Civil flag and ensign of the Second Spanish Republic 1936–1938 Flag of Spain (Nationalist faction) 1938–1945 Flag of Spain (Spain under Franco's Rule until his death in 1975, and the transition back to democracy under the monarchy) 1945–1977

  5. Armorial of the Spanish Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    Spanish military units have coats of arms, badges and emblems to distinguish them from other units both joint Armed Forces and service branches units.. The first evidence of medieval coats of arms is found in the Bayeux Tapestry from the 11th century, where some of the combatants carry shields painted with crosses.

  6. Spanish Civil War - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish Civil War (Spanish: guerra civil española) [note 2] was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the left -leaning Popular Front government of the Second Spanish Republic . [ 10 ]

  7. Origin of coats of arms - Wikipedia

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    Pa 2] Coats of arms did not yet exist at the time the Bayeux tapestry was embroidered, in the last third of the 11th century, since the figures depicted on combatants' shields vary for the same character, and, conversely, some use the same shields. [1] [Ha 1] [Pa 1] [Pa 3] [Ai 1] Nor are the emblems used on the coats of arms in the 11th century ...

  8. Heraldry of León - Wikipedia

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    It was necessary to distinguish between the arms of the city and province. So it was decided to remove the crown from the lion used by the city, restoring the original. After the Spanish Civil War, Juan José Fernández Uzquiza, [22] president of the Provincial Council, introduced in the arms of the province the tail facing the body of the lion ...

  9. Bayeux - Wikipedia

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    Bayeux (UK: / b aɪ ˈ j ɜː, b eɪ-/, US: / ˈ b eɪ j uː, ˈ b aɪ-/ B(A)Y-yoo; French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy in northwestern France.. Bayeux is the home of the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.