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British pottery at the Fitzwilliams museum in Cambridge Lord Duncan of Camperdown bust Royalty Free Stock Photo

British pottery at the Fitzwilliams museum in Cambridge: amazing tea pot on display Royalty Free Stock Photo

Antique Swiss pottery at the Fitzwilliams museum in Cambridge Charles Duke of Burgundy

British pottery at the Fitzwilliams museum in Cambridge: amazing pots on display Royalty Free Stock Photo

Antique Swiss pottery from the 17th century at the Fitzwilliams museum in Cambridge Charles Duke of Burgundy. Charles's early death at the Battle of Nancy at the hands of Swiss mercenaries fighting for RenÃ© II, Duke of Lorraine, was of great consequence in European history. The Burgundian domains, long wedged between the Kingdom of France and the Habsburg Empire, were divided, but the precise disposition of the vast and disparate territorial possessions involved was disputed among the European powers for centuries.