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Leonor de Aquitania: reina de Francia e Inglaterra
Leonor de Aquitania fue una de las mujeres más influyentes de la Edad Media: Duquesa de Aquitania, reina de Francia y de Inglaterra y madre de Ricardo Corazón de León, desempeñó un papel decisivo e...
Leonor de Aquitania: ¿Quién fue y por qué marcó la historia de Europa?
Leonor de Aquitania fue una de las mujeres má...
Edad Media
Guillermo el Conquistador: de bastardo a rey de Inglaterra
De su nacimiento en la Normandía medieval a la conquista de Inglaterra en 1066, Guillermo el Conquistador construyó su poder mediante campañas militares, alianzas políticas y una firme defensa de s...
Los orígenes de Guillermo y su nacimiento ilegítimo
Guillermo el Conquistador nació hacia 1027 o 1028 en Falaise, un...
España
Almanzor: the warlord who made the Christian kingdoms tremble
Almanzor was one of the great military leaders of al-Andalus and the man who turned Córdoba into a powerful military force at the end of the 10th century.
Although he never became caliph, he contro...
Almanzor, the man who turned Córdoba into a great military power
More than a thousand years ago, the Iberian Peninsu...
Asia
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 ...
España
Wamba, the last great king of Toledo
Wamba was one of the last great kings of the Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo.Elected in the year 672, he had to face rebellions, military campaigns, and external threats while attempting to strengthen...
A crown put to the test from the start
On September 1, 672, the death of Recceswinth left the Visigothic throne vaca...
Edad Media
Roncesvalles: the battle that turned a defeat into the legend of Roland
The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, which took place in the Pyrenees in the year 778, was a defeat for Charlemagne's army that, over the centuries, was transformed into one of the great legends of the Mi...
Charlemagne, the Pyrenees, and the birth of a medieval hero
At the end of the 8th century, Europe was dominated by a...
Egipto
Cleopatra and the End of Egypt: The Days That Changed the Mediterranean Forever
The fall of Cleopatra did not just signify the end of ancient independent Egypt, but also a decisive moment in the history of the Mediterranean.
The conquest of Alexandria by Octavian and the disap...
Cleopatra, Rome, and the birth of a new world
In August of 30 BC, two events changed the history of the Mediterranea...
Edad Media
The mystery of July 25th: Saint James the Apostle and the legend that marked the Middle Ages in Spain
July 25th holds one of the most fascinating stories of the Spanish Middle Ages.
Amidst legends, pilgrims, battles, and symbols of power, the figure of Saint James the Apostle became one of the most...
July 25th is not just any date in the history of Spain
In the middle of the Middle Ages, the name of Saint James the...
Artes Marciales
Miyamoto Musashi's Swords: The Blades of Japan's Most Famous Swordsman
Miyamoto Musashi's swords are remembered not for having belonged to one of Japan's most famous samurai, but for the significance they acquired within a unique way of understanding combat.
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A master who left his mark on martial arts
The figure of Miyamoto Musashi occupies a unique place in the history of ...
