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    Does it have anything to do with sumptuary laws?

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    You bet, it's when an Italian minister in service of Spanish Bourbon King tried to force Spaniards to dress in French fashion, but they wouldn't give up their cloaks and hats. I'd give the answer, but I can't recall the name.
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    It's sufficient for me! Indeed, the image depicts the fashion police in Madrid imposing the royal view upon men's clothing. It was seen as a necessary measure to modernize the Spanish society and to reduce criminality. It spectacularly failed, when the mob raised against Charles III and his Italian Minister, Esquilache. The uprising became quite serious threatening the position of the king himself, but the crisis was eventually overcome, following the dismissal of the Sicilian statesman. It marks a disappointing beginning for Charles "enlightened" reforms, but the Spanish monarch finally managed to rejuvenate, at a certain extent, the declining Spanish Empire. +rep and your turn, Apollodotus!

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    If this was posted before I apologize...
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    Is that Justinian entering Hagia Sophia?

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    This event happened before the fall of the WRE.
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    It is Julian being declared Emperor by his troops in Paris

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    That is correct, the image depicts Julian raised on top of a shield, in a manner of frankish proclation of a king, however as far as I know this is just a fanciful representation. +rep
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    Quote Originally Posted by Common Soldier View Post

    PS - If I guessed right, someone else can take my turn.
    Kinda easy .

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    Quote Originally Posted by mad orc View Post
    Kinda easy .

    To mean, it looks like a city hit by an earthquake, from the stove top hat I would say somtime in the 1850's or 1860's, the uniforms don't look like a British ones, so I am guessing the Great Neopolitan Earthquake of 1857 in what is now Italy?

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    Was that Napoleon III in Algeria? Presumably that was a fire that broke out or an assassination attempt with a bomb. I can't remember.

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    No .Not correct .
    Try again .
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    But that is Napoleon III right? I'm assuming he is wearing a top hat because he is still president?

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    Yeah its Napolean III
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    If it is Napoleon III, could it be part od his coup d'etat in Paris in December 1851, or his transfer from the Elysees Palace to the Tuileries Palace on January 1, 1852

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    Correct ,its the coup d' etat of December 1851 .
    Cant rep you though due to technical issues .Can someone please rep Common soldier on my behalf .
    And of course ,its your turn .
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    Quote Originally Posted by mad orc View Post
    Correct ,its the coup d' etat of December 1851 .
    Cant rep you though due to technical issues .Can someone please rep Common soldier on my behalf .
    And of course ,its your turn .
    Someone else can take my turn. It was really Lord Odo who solved it by identifying the person as Napoleon III. After that, it wasn't hard to figure out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mad orc View Post
    Can someone please rep Common soldier on my behalf
    Done.

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    An Irish hedge school ???
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    Potato Blight in Ireland, 1845, the beginning of the Great Famine.

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