The population of the kingdoms of Castilla y León continued its vegetative growth in the 13th century. Regarding economic activities, the essential line was agriculture . The main crops were cereals and vineyards, not forgetting vegetables, fruit trees and even industrial crops, such as flax. For th
When looking for a wife, in this case queen, different criteria were used than those currently used, normally they had to do with political and economic alliances. But the case at hand goes a little further, queen was chosen by name . In a three-way agreement between Felipe II Augusto (King of Fran
None of Japans world history textbooks mention the Battle of Pharsalus, Romes greatest battle, but at the same time, no textbook does not mention the Council of Nikea. It seems that the meeting that confirmed the Christian doctrine was more important to the Japanese textbook editor than the fate o
At a time when the exegesis of ancient texts, scholasticism and genealogy rubbed shoulders with assiduity, it was not foolish to imagine the Greek hero Bellerophon as an ancestor, or even Hector of Troy as a distant relative. Alongside the historical figure of Alexander the Great, who was a model fo