The allegedly collaborating and anti-Semitic French saved over 70% of their Jewish fellow citizens during the occupation. Entire underground organizations were established to help Jews in hiding. The Protestant Church also played a huge role. Only the Catholic Church joined the action with some dela
On May 12, 1935, the coffin with Józef Piłsudskis body was laid to rest in the crypt of St. Leonard in Wawel. Up to a quarter of a million people took part in the funeral ceremonies that lasted several hours. However, it was not only in Krakow that the Marshal was bid farewell. What homage has the r
Last day nine, the original of the Constitution of 1812 , Pepa , returned to Cádiz, the city where it was drafted and promulgated 200 years ago. It was our first Constitution that achieved something that seemed very difficult... putting liberals and absolutists to agree . Thanks to the support of th
Those of you who have seen the movie Gladiator (2000), directed by Ridley Scott, you will remember how bad the emperor Commodus was (Joaquin Phoenix) and the dirty tricks he did to our hero Máximo Décimo Meridio (Russell Crowe). There is a moment in the film that seems brutal to me:when Commodus