The life of Jakub Frank would fit into a film script. This self-proclaimed prophet professed four religions, healed, promised immortality and ... organized orgies. Thanks to his cleverness and the gift of persuasion, he won the favor of the Catholic bishops, the Polish king, and even the Empress of
There are no chains as heartbreaking as those of ignorance – Maria Stewart In 2016, the activist and political scientist Hilary Shelton said the following, referring to the situation of the black minority in much of the United States:“Education is the great leveller, it is that escape ladder fr
November It is the ninth month of the Roman calendar. If we could classify the months by their importance and relevance in Roman religious and festive life, this would undoubtedly be the last. It was a month little dedicated to celebrations, since it was the month of planting, and for this reason m
A strange friendship This old poem forms the basis of a strange friendship. If you ask people on the street in Hungary which country is their most important ally, you almost always get the same answer:Poland. For centuries they were neighbors and partners, they would never have gone to war. They co