Charlemagne (742-814) is a Frankish king then an Emperor of the West who reigned from 768 to 814 and gave his name to the Carolingian dynasty. Eldest son of Pepin the Short, he reigned alone after the death of his brother Carloman in 771 over an area which then covered Gaul and part of Germania. In
The illumination and more particularly the illuminated letters are something other than a vulgar formatting. Attention to detail and precision are two characteristic elements of this way of highlighting a piece of writing. This art which gives so many colors to the writings was born in the Middle Ag
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets John II, known by the nickname of The Good, he came to the French throne in 1350. It was not a good time to assume the responsibilities of office in his country. The Black Death was in full swing after starting to rage just a few years earlier. France was i
Soviet labor camps. A real hell on earth through which tens of millions of unfortunates have passed. It would seem that in the inhumane conditions that prevailed there, some rebellions should break out every now and then. None of these things! During Stalins lifetime, the prisoners rioted Inde