Trains and funerals have a lot in common. The railway, almost from its very beginning, was used to transport bodies. The clatter of wheels also accompanied the last journey of many world leaders. The first funeral trains began to run on November 13, 1854 in England. They carried the dead and acc
Inspired by the martial art of the Empires two main rivals at the time, the Germans and the nomads of the East, the eminent general Belisarius conceived the idea of finding the antidote, which was none other than the dual-role cavalry . The new cavalry he intended to assemble had to have suffic
Historical context Intro In 1420, France no longer exists, the mad King Charles VI and his wife Isabeau of Bavaria disinherited their son Charles in favor of the King of England. After the assassination of his father, Jean Sans Peur, the Duke of Burgundy Philippe III le Bon allied himself with Henr
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets We finish the first entry dedicated to Berengaria de Navarra, with the death of her husband Ricardo Corazón de León. If she had produced an heir to Ricardo, her future would have continued to be linked to high politics, either as regent or as in charge o