Pope Boniface IX in 1394 called for a crusade against the rising power of the Muslim Ottoman Turks in southeast Europe. In response to the pope’s call, nobles from across Europe signed up for the venture, including large contingents from France, Hungary, and Germany and from

It is also known as Crusade of Nicopolis as it the last large-scale Crusades of the Middle Ages. By their victory at Nicopolis, the Turks discouraged the formation of future European coalitions against them. They maintained their pressure on Constantinople, tightened their

The Battle of Nicopolis took place on 25 September 1396 and resulted in the rout of an allied Crusader army (assisted by the Venetian navy) at the hands of an Ottoman force, raising the siege of the Danubian fortress of Nicopolis and leading to the end of the Second Bulgarian

Eric Clapton on Vaccines
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'He should stop playing the fucking guitar.'

ERIC CLAPTON ON ANTHONY BLINKEN

Though Aspasia is one of the best-attested women from the Greco-Roman world, and the most important woman in the history of fifth-century Athens,( c. 470 – after 428 BC )almost nothing is certain about her life.

According to the traditional historical narrative, Aspasia (worked as a courtesan and was tried for asebeia (impiety), though modern scholars have questioned the factual basis for either of these claims, which both derive from ancient comedy.

Aspasia was a metic woman in Classical Athens. Born in Miletus, she moved to Athens and began a relationship with the statesman Pericles, with whom she had a son, Pericles the Younger.

Knights Templar Amulet-oversized pendant, 3 x 3 inches, square freestone, 93 grams, Two founders of knights templars on horse (Hugues de Payens & Godfrey de Saint-Omer) Latin text, seal of the grand masters of the knights templar, “the seal of the soldier of Christ”, verso:

Knights Templar, Ring, bronze, circular seal element, cross decoration at center, cast metal, 7 grams, 1 inch long, circa 12th century #Knightstemplar #Medieval #History

The Importance of Spontaneous Order: Hayek argues that a market economy is a complex, adaptive system that is capable of self-organization, and that the spontaneous order that emerges from the interactions of individuals in a market is superior to any order that could be imposed

Can you be bought?

The purpose of knowledge is action, not knowledge.”

— Aristotle

William became known as 'the Marshal', although by his time much of the function was delegated to more specialised representatives . Because he was an earl, and also known as the marshal, the term 'earl marshal' was commonly used and this later became an established hereditary

In 1216, WilliamMarshall was appointed protector for the nine-year-old Henry III, and regent of the kingdom. Just before his death, he fulfilled a promise he said he made in his youth while on crusade by taking vows as a Knight Templar and is buried in the Temple Church in

William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146 or 1147 – 14 May 1219), was an Anglo-Norman soldier and statesman He served five English kings: Henry II and his son and de jure co-ruler Young King Henry, Richard I, John, and finally John's son Henry III. He was the most admired

Knights Templar Lamb Bone Seal from Jerusalem 12th Century. Intricate carving with Templar Cross on the Lamb Bone. #Knightstemplar #History #Medieval

Knights Templar Hand of God Seal: Templar Cross on one side and the Hand of God on the other side. Found in Abbey in Carcassonne, France 13th Century. #Knightstemplar #Medieval #Templars #History

“Those who are too lazy and comfortable
to think for themselves and be their own
judges obey the laws. Others sense
their own laws within them.”

― Hermann Hesse

In early 1938, Austrian chancellor Schuschnigg announced that there would be a referendum on a union with Germany. A day before the referendum, on 12 March, the German Army crossed the border into Austria. A plebiscite was held on 10 April, in which the ballot was not secret,