It is believed that she took the name Pitcher because she was seen carrying water to the soldiers fighting on the battlefield. Historians have found evidence of a woman named Mary Ludwig Hays, who was married to a soldier in the Continental Army and lived near the site of the Battle of Monmouth.
Daughter of the King of Spain Philippe III of Habsburg, Anne of Austria was not 15 when she married the young King of France, Louis XIII. Long years of sterility keep the two spouses apart. Maintaining a correspondence with her brother Philip IV of Spain and friendships with the counter-power, she i
Louis XIV marked the history of France with 72 years of reign. The Sun King managed to lead the French monarchy to its peak , thanks to his royal authority. He achieved this through a variety of means, including reforming the government, increasing the power of the monarchy, and developing the Frenc
Charles VIII was the son of Louis XI and Charlotte of Savoy. On the death of his father, his sister Anne de Beaujeu took over his guardianship. A rebellion of princes led by Louis II of Orléans triggers the Mad War. Charles marries Anne de Bretagne (daughter of François II), initially promised to th
After retiring from the programs of coronation and the ethos of the death of the queen mother and princess, Shivajis attention turned to the Mughal Subedar Bahadur Khan who was these days camping at Pendgaon near the Bhima river. Aurangzeb had again called Diler Khan to Delhi. For this reason, Subed