The SS was headed by Heinrich Himmler and had several units, including the Waffen-SS, which acted as a combat force, and the Gestapo, the secret police of Nazi Germany. The SS was responsible for numerous atrocities during World War II, including the mass murder of millions of Jews, Roma people, and other minorities in concentration camps and the implementation of the Final Solution.
Born in 1081, this son of a serf would rise to the pinnacle of power in Church and State . He will be a monk of the abbey of Saint-Denis of which he will become the abbot in 1122. Having become adviser to the kings Louis VI and Louis VII, Suger will carry out an important legislative work. He organi
From July 12, 1789, at the Palais-Royal, he led the Parisian crowd to the insurrection which ended in the storming of the Bastille. A mountain dweller, he joined the Cordeliers club, and became close to Fabre dÉglantine and Danton, he fought with them against the Girondins. The violent pamphlets he
Son of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile, he was only 12 years old when he took the throne. The regency is therefore ensured by his mother. She kept power for quite a long time, until 1242. A very pious king, Louis continued the work of legislation and administration of his elders. He is surrounded
Taytu Betul (ca. 1851 – 1918) was a ruler of the Ethiopian Empire – or Abyssinia – and the founder of the city of Addis Ababa. Wife of a Negus - or king -, she reigns by his side. The wife of the Negus Daughter of Weyzero Yewobdar, from an Ethiopian noble family, and Ras Bitul Hayle Mariam, from a