Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets Edward III is probably one of the best kings England has ever had in her history. He won the right to govern when he was barely seventeen years old, he was the initiator of the Hundred Years War, he won the crucial battles of Crécy and Poitiers, he managed
The Tour de France is the oldest and most famous cycling race in the world. It takes place every year in July for three weeks and traditionally ends on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The history of the Tour de France cyclist is a small part of the history of France in the 20th century. This
The official name of the United Kingdom is a ruthlessly long one called Great Britain and the United Kingdom of Northern Ireland, and the name of the United Kingdom is not often used in Japan, and the United Kingdom takes the acronym of United Kingdom as the United States is called USA. Translated a
Diane de Poitiers (1499-1566), favorite of King Henry II of France, imposed herself on the royal court at the expense of Queen Catherine de Medici, and surrounded herself with a brilliant court. An independent woman, she knew how to preserve the youth of her body and her mind. She never forgot her p