In contrast, Kings and Queens wore luxurious clothing made from rich materials such as silk, velvet, and fur. They were often adorned with jewels, embroidery, and other embellishments. Men wore robes, capes, and tunics, while women wore gowns, mantles, and veils. Kings and Queens also had a wider variety of clothing options than serfs and could dress differently for different occasions.
The Mers el-Kébir operation on July 3 had been calculated to coincide with the seizure of French warships in British ports. At 3:40 p.m. that day, detachments of armed British sailors silently approached the ships anchored at Portsmouth and Plymouth. The operation had been carefully prepared to obta
The nuclear missiles of the five French submarines in service or under construction externally resemble the Polaris. Their range is 1,900 miles.Russia, to begin with, took quite a different policy from the United States in that its first ballistic missile submarines were diesel -electric which had t
Dionisio Álvarez Cueto He was born in 1964 into a working family from Bembibre, one of the historical capitals of the Bierzo region of Leon. After completing his Primary and Secondary studies in the town where he was born, he moved to Madrid where, after starting his degree in Journalism, he abandon
Joan of Arc by Jules Bastien-Lepage, 1879 (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York). The painter, himself from Lorrain, depicted the moment of divine revelation in the garden of Jeannes parents, in Domrémy. • WIKIMEDIACOMMONS History is the daughter of space as of time. And the medieval space is ne