* Unitary state. Greece is a unitary state, which means that all power is concentrated in the central government. There are no regional or local governments with any real power.
* Republic. Greece is a republic, which means that there is no monarchy. The president is the head of state and is elected by parliament.
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets Two of the best-known monarchs of the Middle Ages in Europe were Alfonso X the Wise of Castile and Edward I of England, known as the Hammer of the Scots. In the blog and in some collaboration on other pages there are several entries dedicated to the famous
The episode of the Invincible Armada is one of the most famous and, at the same time, one of the saddest in the history of Spain. An entire fleet of ships from a country that was among the great global military powers and that ended in a fiasco because of the weather. Since we were little we have he
The context. The cantonalist phenomenon falls within the framework of the First Spanish Republic, being one of the most extreme manifestations of that period since it involved an explosion of long-silent popular desires. After the abdication of Amadeo I, the Cortes, united Congress and Senate in a
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets John II, known by the nickname of The Good, he came to the French throne in 1350. It was not a good time to assume the responsibilities of office in his country. The Black Death was in full swing after starting to rage just a few years earlier. France was i