Like many, I had the opportunity to see the movie Braveheart years ago. And like many I was fascinated by the figure of the Scottish hero who fought for the freedom of his country against the English. My degree of fascination and my passion for History led me to read the biographies of the two great
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets After the death of King Alexander III of Scotland in 1286 and the death of his granddaughter Margaret of Norway in 1290, there was no clear candidate for the Scottish throne. It was at this time that the Council of the six Guardians of Scotland decided t
In London in 1963 sex and espionage were two fashionable subjects. Sex was still a matter associated with scandal in a society that was beginning to try to free itself from the still prevailing taboos; and in terms of espionage, the scandals of the defection to Moscow of the members of the Cambridge
These days the Paralympic Games are being held in Rio de Janeiro. In the blog we have dedicated several entries to significant events of the Olympic Games that stood out at the time for historical, sporting or humanitarian reasons. In the case of the Paralympic Games, each participant has behind a p
The history of colonial domination by the European powers of enormous extensions in the African and Asian continents is full of arbitrary, cruel actions and characterized by an absolute disregard of the interests of the native populations of these places. One of these performances occurred in the
The path in the fight towards equality between men and women is littered with figures who made a name for themselves in history in their efforts to achieve that goal. Today I want to talk to you about one of those women, who for more than sixty years fought hard for equality between the sexes and wh
It is often said that, with few exceptions, adaptations of novels for film or television do not usually reach the level of the original work. It is probably influenced by the fact that each one represents the characters of the book with the eyes of their imagination and that it is difficult for the
Since the 8th century, the Muslims, who controlled North Africa, bled the African continent of its human resources in every possible way. The spread of Islam into so-called Black Africa entailed the capture of millions of slaves who were shipped north via routes across the Sahara, and to the Arabi
The Very Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies , The Very Brief for friends, published in 1552 by fray Bartolomé de las Casas , was, is and will be the Bible of all those who believe in the Black Legend. I am not going to judge the author, about whom, for better or for worse, everything has
When the sons of Great Britain barely knew how to put it on the map and General Custer was still two and a half centuries away from being turned upside down and given his first (I dont know if his last) pat on the ass, the engineers Spaniards were already building the US and the leather dragons , a
Logically, Charles Darwin did not wake up one morning in 1859, after a night of dreamlike revelations, and start writing The Origin of Species . Science, like evolution, is always based on the past. Darwin, in addition to using the evidence he gathered on his expedition on the Beagle voyage in the 1
Until the peace of Münster, signed by the United Provinces and Spain in 1648, which put an end to the so-called War of Flanders between the Netherlands and Spain, there was everything:fluctuation of the borders depending on the support of France and England to the United Provinces and the fronts tha
Latino John he was a slave of African descent who became a professor at the University of Granada. So, he did not start from a privileged position, in fact in that sixteenth century he was the lowest rung in society. A simple slave forgotten today but who was a benchmark of his time. Even two of the
Tiretta Bazaar (Calcutta) In the last published article (World Historic Heritage in Danger) the Tiretta Bazaar neighborhood appeared among the cultural treasures that are in danger and need immediate attention. in the center of Calcutta (modern day Kolkata). And due to those coinc
The Taínos were the first indigenous people that Columbus contacted after his arrival in the New World. At that time they inhabited a good part of the Caribbean, from what is now the Bahamas to Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola or Puerto Rico. The cultural contribution of this people has been significant, a
For centuries, castes have dictated almost every aspect of religious and social life in India, with each group occupying a specific place within the complex and hierarchical society. The Dalits or “untouchables” are the poorest and most discriminated members of caste society. And Nangeli , as you m
The gin and tonic has saved more British lives than all the doctors in the Empire. Winston Churchill even said, although the truth is that if all the phrases attributed to Paulo Coelho and Winston Churchill had been pronounced by them, I dont think they would have had time for anything else. Wheth
In the article published on the 19th, on the history of the gin and tonic, he ended with a question:Do you know why quinine overdose poisoning is called cinchonism ? Well, for the Countess of Chinchón. This is the story. A story that begins with the movie Jurassic Park, directed by Steven Spielb
Nothing as common and dangerous as lead and its derivatives, and Im not referring to lead people, there are. This heavy metal has already been banned in the manufacture of gasoline, paint, ammunition, toys and other products, and even so lead poisoning or saturnismo (in ancient times, the alchemists
The ideals of beauty have evolved throughout history and, logically, fashion has had to adapt to these canons. While mens clothing was becoming simpler until it became a three-piece suit (trousers, jacket with vest and shirt), womens clothing became more and more complicated, until it became dangero
Today is the French National Holiday commemorating the taking of the Bastille . It was held for the first time on July 14, 1790 on the Champ de Mars in the city of Paris as a celebration of the first anniversary of the taking of the Bastille on Tuesday, July 14, 1789. Although the medieval fortress,
It is a curious boat with a very rudimentary appearance, but its effectiveness is beyond doubt, since it has been used for more than 3,000 years. The fishermen of Peru continue to this day fishing near its coast through this traditional method, for which time seems not to have passed. They do it thr
When we talk about omnivorous animals, such as humans or pigs, we mean animals that eat all kinds of organic substances. The big difference is that in the case of the pig the prefix omni – (everything) refers to “everything” literally:plants, worms, insects, tree bark, dead animals, garbage, excreme
It comes from When Yin Triumphed Over Yang in Japanese Literature… Murasaki Shikibuki He was born around the year 973, in the bosom of the powerful Fujiwara family, and thanks to this he received a careful education. His father, a poet and scholar, taught him the Chinese classics, which was origin