The Spanish Culture of Charles I's Court Heir to the throne Charles I made a secret trip to win the hand of a princess. For eight months he was the guest of the Spanish king in Madrid.
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The Lisbon Earthquake: Two hundred and fifty years on On 1 November 1755, Lisbon was devastated by a massive...
Free Speech and the Study of History A growing number of countries have so-called memory laws, ranging...
War and Peace in Europe from Napoleon to the Kaiser: The defeat of Napoleon, 1806-1815 In 1810 Napoleon's France ruled or controlled the greater part...