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The struggle for territorial expansion and control between Muslims and Christians on the Iberian Peninsula
During the Middle Ages, the struggle for territorial expansion and control between Christian kingdoms and Muslim powers progressively transformed the political map of the Iberian Peninsula.
October...
October, a key month in the struggle for medieval expansion
Between the 11th and 14th centuries, the peninsular Chri...
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Blunderbusses: their history, what they are, and how many models existed
The blunderbuss was an antique firearm used primarily between the 17th and 19th centuries in various European countries and in contexts such as military, naval, cavalry, and hunting.
Its most recog...
The main types of blunderbusses and their characteristics
The blunderbuss was an antique firearm used primarily betw...
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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...
Asia
The Buyids: the Persian dynasty that came to dominate Baghdad
In the 10th century, the Buyids were the protagonists of one of the most surprising rises in the medieval Islamic world. This Persian dynasty, born in the mountains of Daylam, managed to extend its...
From the mountains of Iran to the heart of the caliphate
In the 10th century, the Islamic world was far from having ...
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The Origin of the Sicarios
The word sicario is familiar to us and its current meaning seems very clear; however, behind it lies a much older and lesser-known history, related to a weapon whose name ended up acquiring a compl...
A word that survived nearly two thousand years
The word "sicario" (hitman) has an origin much older than it might se...
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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 ...
