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It might be thought that a woman of the Middle Ages whose father was a Prince of Wales and whose mother was herself the daughter of an English princess and earl was destined to have a good life. And those life expectancies would seem even better if we take into account that the three kings of Englan
General Origin of heraldry At the end of the 12th century, at the time of the Crusades, precise and until then immutable laws governed the principles which the science of the coat of arms, called “Heraldry”, must obey. It is now certain that the origin of coats of arms, in this form, dates back to
Todays Germany would be hard to imagine without them, and neither would it be Austria or Switzerland:the guest workers from southern Europe. We can still find traces of them everywhere today. Whether its the kebab shop around the corner, the Jugo pub that I love so much, the Greek restaurant or the
It is usually written that the House of Austria began to reign in Spain in 1516 with the advent of Carlos I. In reality, the first sovereign of the House of Austria was Felipe I el Hermoso, father of the Emperor . Philip I officially reigned for less than two years, from the death of Queen Elizabeth