Alfonso VIII (the Noble and the Navas) he was king of Castile. He was born in 1155, who was the son of Sancho III, whom he succeeded in 1158, under the tutelage of Gutiérrez de Castro; but the Lara managed to take away his guardianship, which led to a civil war between both sides; the King of Navarr
It is often said that the first thing we learn about a language are profanity and insults. In fact, a typical joke for newbies, when first arriving in a country, is to be taught swear words as if they were normal, in order to get the innocent in a good trouble. The inhabitants of Mesopotamia were no
Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900) was an Irish writer, poet, playwright, and an artist of epigrams (short poetic composition expressing a single satirical thought in a witty way). Oscar Wilde He happened to live in the Victorian Era (Queen Victoria I of the United Kingdom) whose society was governed by
The battle of Caporetto is one of the greatest victories of all time, achieved against a stronger opponent in extremely difficult terrain. The Italian 2nd Army held an extensive frontal sector south of Gorizia. This particular army had won the laurels of the 11th attack of Iszonso, which was succ