Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets With some frequency, news related to archaeological excavations that believe they have located, after arduous investigations and in sometimes unsuspected places, the mortal remains of some character of great importance, are the subject of attention in the p
It is often thought that beer has its origins in the Germanic peoples, and that, due to the Roman Empire and the popularity of wine, beer did not begin to be produced and spread until shortly after the invasions of the so-called barbarians. Beer was already known many years before by civilizations a
The 19th century was a disaster for the native peoples of North America. The westward expansion of the United States came at the expense of their land, their freedom, and often their lives, a massive displacement that occurred over a surprisingly short period of time. Between 1810 and 1895, the Unit
In other posts we have talked about the castrati, the eunuchs in China (which we call the patron saint of the eunuchs), today we have the eunuchs in Al-Andalus. The fate of the «infidels » captured in battles or raids by the armies of Al-Andalus was enslaved or joined the army as mercenaries. Among