Mother, sister, wives, mistresses, many are the women who surrounded by the same adoration Francis I , a magnificent king in his court like a sultan in his Harem, devoting their whole life to him. He accepted their gift as his due, like a child spoiled by fortune. Louise de Savoie, Marguerite de Na
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets. In some blog posts we have dealt with issues related to the formidable English King Edward I, either from the time when his father Henry III still reigned and he was the heir to the crown (see the entries dedicated to the battle of Lewes and Simon de Montf
Túbal He was the first inhabitant of the Iberian Peninsula. Grandson of Noah, considered the first king of Spain in the work of authors such as Father Juan de Mariana (General History of Spain): «Túbal, fifth son of Jafet and grandson of Noah, was the first man who came to Spain. After the univ
In the Iliad Homer regularly shows divisions of heavy infantry being supported by fire of light infantry. The Orientals developed small formations of heavy infantry and archers and sparabara type formations (a formation where the men in the front line carried large shields and spears and everyon