The Middlesex village and farm is a distinctive vernacular architecture that has been preserved in many areas of the county. It is an important part of the local heritage and landscape, and is often used as a model for new housing developments in the area.
In 1940 the French army extended five Cavalry Divisions. Of these four were in the Ardennes sector when the Germans attacked on 10 May. The French 2nd Army of General Huntziger and the 9th Army of General Cora had been deployed in this sector. The first had the 2nd and 5th Light Cavalry Divisions (L
During the Seven Years War, the Prussian Army fielded 49 line infantry regiments of each type (musketeers and fusiliers). Of the soldiers that made up the infantry regiments, at least 1/3 were foreign mercenaries, coming mainly from the small German states neighboring Prussia. But there were othe
By Rainer Sousa Sin or necessity? This was the great dilemma faced by medieval clerics as they set themselves to the difficult task of converting barbarian and Roman Europe to Christianity. From a formal point of view, prostitutes violated one of the most important taboos of the Church by practicin
In 2010 the Arab Spring began, a movement of protest in Muslim countries started in Tunisia and which continues to this day. The movement is characterized by the struggle for democracy and better living conditions resulting from the economic crisis, unemployment and lack of freedom of expression.