Eleanor of Aquitaine was born in 1122 to William X, duke of Aquitaine and count of Poitou, and Aenor,
daughter of the viscountess of Châtellerault....
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
Napoleon Bonaparte is regarded as one of the greatest military commanders in history, changing the map of Europe and developing new...
William Rufus or William the Red
William II (Rufus), a passionate, greedy ruffian, second son of the Conqueror, designated by his father on his deathbed (Robert, the...
The Roman emperor Caracalla (or Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) issued the Edict of Caracalla, also known as the Constitutio Antoniniana or Edict of Antoninus, in...
Typography was invented twice: once in China and Korea and in medieval Europe. In China, printing was invented, according to some data (Julien, "Documents...