Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets In a previous blog entry we had talked about the crossroads that the year 1066 marked in English history. The fate of the country was decided in a few days in three battles:Fulford, where the Norwegians under King Harald Hardradda (supported by Tostig, brot
Having prevailed over his internal rivals, the Persian king Darius decided to continue the expansionist policy of his predecessors. The Persian Empire was de facto an expansionist power. Each subjugated people meant for the respective Persian king new taxes, thus income for the maintenance of the ex
Nowadays it is simple to go to a defined address. We have the street name as well as the house number . All this was made compulsory by a decree of 1805. We thank the instigator of this decree, because there was a time, the journey was more epic to get to an individual. In the 17th century, to look
The former Republic became a noble nation. The lord brothers ruled and chose a king for themselves. It did not help a certain Samuel Zborowski. Along with his head falling from the stump of the executioner, the glory of the family ended, and Mr. Jan Zamoyski began drinking beer, which he brewed for