The main trigger for the Second Crusade
The fall and Turkish occupation of the County of Edessa, founded by Christians during the First Crusade, was the main trigger...
Roman Imperialism: defensive or just an aggressive attitude from the beginning?
Theodor Mommsen was one of the leading historians of 19th century Germany. A great defender of the unification program that Chancellor...
George Washington, the hero of the New World
How a general in spite of himself is brought to the pinnacle of glory. How a President of the United States...
14 events that changed history
The events that changed the history of our civilization. The article details historical milestones, revolutionary ideas, and scientific innovations that...
Stalingrad, the battle for memory
The historian Xosé M. Núñez Seixas recounts in a remarkable essay how the Second World War has become a tool to...
The Battle of Poltava: the decisive clash between Russia and Sweden for hegemony in...
Ukraine was three hundred years ago the scene where Carlos XII and Pedro I faced each other in the greatest campaign...
Interactive map of the 530 great forgotten female composers of history
They are essential women from all parts of the world, from Europe, Africa, Asia and America that nobody remembers and whose...
The true story of the Eiffel Tower, the symbolic monument of Paris
When in Paris, a visit to the Eiffel Tower is a must. Although on the one hand it is difficult...
Kamasutra: what it means and who invented it
“For lovers united in sexual ecstasy, it is passion that makes things happen In the battle of sex, lovers, blinded...
Christianity, Jesus and Modernity. A complex relationship
Modernity—if we take roughly the period from the beginning of the 15th century to the French Revolution—made a radical critique...
