- The most devastating impact of the European conquest was the introduction of European diseases to which the native population had no immunity. It is estimated that up to 90% of the indigenous population of the Americas died from diseases such as smallpox, measles, and influenza because the natives lacked immunity to them.
The Marshal of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Piotr Całbecki, made an appeal to withdraw from the work on the draft act on handing over the valuable manuscript of Naldus to Hungary. The local government member is not alone in his opposition to the actions of the Seym. Codex Epistola de laudi
The use of aromatic plants in cooking and medicine has been a constant throughout history. Mint, specifically, has been used to flavor many dishes and in medicine to facilitate digestion, as a mouth freshener and for its stimulating properties. Some of us, including myself, believed the urban legend
Much has been written in recent years about Viking culture. Movies and television series have managed to arouse admiration for this fascinating culture that emerged overnight as a true Ragnaröki against European cultures, to, in the same sudden way, plunge into integration and oblivion. It did not d
After the death of Suleiman the Magnificent, the new Sultan Selim II, immediately after ascending to the throne, decided to campaign against the Venetian-occupied Cyprus. On July 1, 1570, the Turkish armada rushed to the bay of Paphos and the next day the Turkish troops landed in Limassol, without e