1. They weren't all nobles, peasants or priests
Many medieval writers describe their society divided into three orders or three classes. There were the priests...
Slavery is to be condemned in the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson was the great fighter against slavery in the emerging republic. He tried to...
Problems with the liberum veto
Two events at the outset of this period deeply influenced Polish history. In 1652, for the first time, a single member...
The Despot Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos becomes the last Emperor
Тhe Despot Constantine after the disaster of Varna continued his campaigns in Greece, he again...
The Arab Conquest of Sicily
The Arab raid against Roma Aeterna took place in 846. Â The Saracen raiders plundered the outskirts of the city, sacking...
Nine thousand years ago the hunter-gatherers of the remote island Zhokhov were really tough folks. They survived under constant cold temperatures, they wore animal-skins...
