The Ottoman Empire - The post-war partition of the Ottoman Empire took place mostly at the 1920 San Remo conference and the subsequent 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, where the Empire was divided between France, the United Kingdom, Italy and Greece, with small amounts of territory also being granted to other countries.
November is a time to observe a curious tradition in Britain. People across the country light bonfires at this time of year and recite the same poem to themselves over and over again. Remember, remember, the 5th of November.... Every schoolchild in England knows these lines of poetry. Because on Nov
Already in the middle of the 15th century, relations between Russia and Greeks had begun to tighten. However, until the ascension of Peter the Great to the throne of Holy Russia, the good relations between Greeks and Russians were more platonic. However, Peter the Great, from the moment he decided t
A legend persistence wants that Louis XIV took only one bath during his lifetime… Nowadays, the Court of the Sun King is particularly decried for its deplorable hygiene . It is true that in the Middle Ages, we washed much more often than under the Ancien-Régime, a period which seems to show a regres
Intro The Loire Valley, known as The Garden of France was the favorite residence of the Kings of France during the Renaissance. These are buildings for the most part built or greatly altered during the French Renaissance, at a time when royal power was located on the banks of the river, its tributa