Intro The Loire Valley, known as The Garden of France was the favorite residence of the Kings of France during the Renaissance. These are buildings for the most part built or greatly altered during the French Renaissance, at a time when royal power was located on the banks of the river, its tributa
After the conquest of Jerusalem during the First Crusade, a Christian kingdom was established in the Mediterranean Levant, within Muslim territory, which would survive for two centuries, until the fall of Saint John of Acre. After Godfrey of Bouillón take the title of Advocatus Sancti Sepulchri , Pr
Intro On this day in November 1095, despite the cold and the snow falling on the mountain surrounding Clermont, capital of Auvergne, a large crowd had gathered for the arrival of Pope Urban II. When he spoke from the top of a simple wooden platform, there was a great silence. Everyone guessed that
Life of the Vikings: The Vikings came from the Scandinavian peoples. . They are from Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Many of them are farmers, artisans or fishermen. In general they live with several families in a large and long common house which belongs to a chief. They work to live, eat and sleep th