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The Ark of the Covenant and the Templars: the legend of history's most powerful relic
The Ark of the Covenant is one of the most mysterious relics in biblical tradition, and its disappearance has given rise to numerous theories over the centuries.
One of the most well-known legends ...
The mystery of the Ark and the legend of the Templars in Jerusalem
We can state, without fear of contradiction, that...
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From Rome to the Visigoths: 25 years that changed the West
Barely twenty-five years passed between the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains and the fall of the last Western Roman emperor, but it was a period of great political and military change, during which...
When Rome could still resist
By the mid-5th century, the Western Roman Empire was going through a stage of enormous ...
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Year 1000: the fear of the Apocalypse that swept through medieval Europe
What really happened around the year 1000 in medieval Europe? Was there a real fear of the end of the world, or is it an image constructed later on?
In this article, we review the beliefs regarding...
Belief in the end of the world
Although the fear of the end of the world might seem like a recent phenomenon—as it w...
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The Uprising: the rebellion that put England on the ropes
With its arrival in Spanish cinemas in October 2026, The Man Who Challenged the King will bring to the screen a rebellion that put the English monarchy in check and turned the streets of London int...
A medieval revolt hits the cinema with Andrew Garfield
On October 30, 2026, Spanish cinemas will welcome The Uprisin...
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The 1313 codex reveals the secrets of medieval life in Teruel
How were a community's rights defended over seven hundred years ago?Before modern archives made it easy to consult documentation, preserving a privilege granted by a king could be decisive when a d...
Seven centuries protecting rights and disputes
In 1313, in the heart of the Middle Ages, a manuscript began to be co...
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The Crown of Aragon changes course and conquers the Mediterranean
The history of the Crown of Aragon was marked by decisions that forced its monarchs to change strategy and seek new avenues of expansion.Over the course of just under two centuries, the political b...
Four dates that changed its history
In the 12th century, the Crown of Aragon was still establishing its position on ...
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September, a key month in the history of the Templars
The history of the Templars is often associated with great battles, fortresses, and mysteries, but their trajectory was also marked by political decisions, alliances, defeats, and shifts in the bal...
Seven events that marked the Crusades and the Templars
September gathers episodes linked to different stages of the ...
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Unusual Medieval Relics: Heads, Hands, and Other Sacred Objects
Discover some of the most peculiar relics of the Middle Ages.
Religious relics that went beyond the symbolic and material.
Strange religious relics
In the Middle Ages, there were churches capable of attracting pilgrims from very far away t...
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Marco Polo: the journey that took a Venetian to Kublai Khan
Marco Polo's journey to the court of Kublai Khan is one of the most well-known tales of exploration from the Middle Ages.From Venice, the young traveler journeyed along long routes to the East with...
From Venice to the heart of the Mongol Empire
In September 1271, a young Venetian named Marco Polo set out with his ...
