They weren't large in numbers the more north and east you went but yes, in large coastal cities in southern Europe there were plenty of them, mostly as slaves or servants but not always.2yr ⋅ TheMadTargaryen ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
Charles de Gaulle with his daughter Anne, who had Down syndrome, somewhere in Brittany, 1933. He was heartbroken when she died from pneumonia at the age of 20 [1280x854]1yr ⋅ TheMadTargaryen ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Napoleon’s Gold-Encrusted sword, the same sword that he used in his campaign in Egypt and during the battle of Marengo. it was last sold at auction in 2007 for $6.5 million. [1200x900],2yr ⋅ TheMadTargaryen ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Automaton friar, a mid 16th century robot from Spain said to be the oldest still working robot in the world [751x1000]2yr ⋅ TheMadTargaryen ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Reliquary Bust of Saint Balbina (Belgium, c. 1520-1530), containing the skull of this second century martyr. Formerly kept in Cologne, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City [1200x1200]2yr ⋅ TheMadTargaryen ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Synagogue of Subotica in northern Serbia, build in 1901-1902, the second largest synagogue in Europe. Subotica used to have a 4000 strong Jewish community but after WW2 only 1000 survivors were left and most moved elsewhere. It is a museum these days and used to host events [1024x769]1yr ⋅ TheMadTargaryen ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The possible bed of English king Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. Ian Coulson bought what he expected to be a Victorian bed in 2010 but experts noticed the style of carving, royal coat of arms and traces of ultramarine, a pigment more expensive than gold. Experts are still not certain. [632x416]2yr ⋅ TheMadTargaryen ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Pocket watch of Sinai Kantor, a second class passenger on the Titanic. He and his wife Miriam were from Vitebsk, Russia and their ticket costed £26 or $3666 in today's currency. Miriam survived while he died in the icy waters. The watch was recovered from the ship and sold at an auction [900x477]2yr ⋅ TheMadTargaryen ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The scalpel that was used for operating on fistula of king Louis XIV in 1686, Musee d'Histoire de la Medecine, Paris [540x320]1yr ⋅ TheMadTargaryen ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Flowing Hair Silver Dollar, the most expensive coin in the world which was sold at an auction for $10 million in 2013. This was the first coin issued by the United States Federal Government and was minted between 1794 and 1795 before being replaced by the Draped Bust dollar [750x515]1yr ⋅ TheMadTargaryen ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Church of Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, build on site where Jesus was crucified and buried, and division of the building by denomination.3yr ⋅ TheMadTargaryen ⋅ r/MapPorn
Global distribution of Christians in the year 1492 (Red - Catholics, purple - Orthodox Christians, blue - Hussites, orange - Church of the East, magenta - Oriental Orthodox, white - non Christians).1yr ⋅ TheMadTargaryen ⋅ r/MapPorn
The ark of Noah depicted as a Norse style long ship. Bodleian Library MS. Junius 11; Cædmon Manuscript, 1000 AD England, p.66 [1153x1454]1yr ⋅ TheMadTargaryen ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
An image i found at Artstation by artist Daniel Bayona. It shows the construction of current St. Peter's basilica over the old one.4yr ⋅ TheMadTargaryen ⋅ r/Catholicism
The crucifixion painting by Pietro Lorenzetti, c. 1340, Siena, tempera and gold leaf on wood, currently in The Met [907x1200]2yr ⋅ TheMadTargaryen ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Distribution of Catholics in Europe, 2020 (based on PEW, Catholic Hierarchy.org and Annuario Pontificio)4yr ⋅ TheMadTargaryen ⋅ r/MapPorn
Lands ruled by HR emperor and Bohemian king Charles IV at the time of his death in 13783yr ⋅ TheMadTargaryen ⋅ r/MapPorn
How the cathedral in Glasgow, Scotland looked like in 15th century compared to how it looks now (reconstruction credited to Bob Marshall).2yr ⋅ TheMadTargaryen ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Catholic church, expert in outliving it's own enemies since 33 AD2yr ⋅ TheMadTargaryen ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
