The ius primae noctis, contrary to what many believe, was only a tax due to the lord What really was ius primae noctis ? On this rule in force for much of the medieval era , it gets a bit confusing. Most of the people, if questioned about it, respond confidently that it did nothing but s
We are heading to the Elbruz mountains, the natural border to the northern Iran between the Caspian Sea and the Iranian Plateau. To discover the remains, located more than 2,000 meters above sea level, of what was one of the most mysterious and, at the same time, fearsome places in the entire Middle
Savage and primitive pagans. Murderers of women and children. A good Indian is a dead Indian. Nineteenth-century white settlers made such opinions about the indigenous peoples of North America. But that was not always the case. The first arrivals from Europe looked at redskins quite differently.
It doesnt take a political correctness course to know that its not appropriate to call people of different skin color niggers. Many Westerners also avoid talking about blacks or Negroes. Yesterday, when translating a certain book, I instinctively replaced Africa with Black Continent. But if sometime