A picturesque picture of the War of the Spanish Succession that tore Europe in the early 18th century and the resistance of Barcelona, a city that faced two empires and defended itself for a year against one of the most terrible sieges. To understand why Catalan children play Habsburgs and Bou
Did the Home Army, struggling with supply problems and armament shortages, have any chance in the fight against Hitlers miracle weapon? The action in Peenemünde shows that it not only had but also was successful. How did she do it? One of the greatest achievements of the Home Armys intelligence
He was the emperor, but he was betrayed and dragged out of the palace. His advisers were burned alive, his nose and tongue were cut off, and then deported to the most northern of the northern provinces of the empire. A decade later, when everyone had forgotten about him, he appeared with a large arm
On the island of Ioannina, in Lake Pamvotida, the former president of the Republic, Karolos Papoulias, will be buried on Thursday. The small island, the only one without a name, is inhabited by just over 200 inhabitants, while it is one of the two inhabited islands in a lake in Greece. The islan