During some of the darkest moments of Spanish history the mere mention of him, always in a low voice, instilled panic among the people. The Holy Garduña it was a secret society of criminals whose power challenged the Church and the Crown alike. They were rogues, prostitutes and swordsmen for hire. F
There is a popular saying that «Clergymen know more about women than married men; if it were not so, they would also get married «. Leaving aside this saying, somewhat derogatory for women who pass by the altar, court or town hall, lets see how the issue of celibacy has been treated in the Catholic
Entry extracted from the book The Plantagenets In some blog post we have talked about the war that with the name of war of the Roses faced in England the houses of York and Lancaster in the fifteenth century. After the Battle of Tekesbury in 1471, the House of York managed to prevail over its rival
Greece and Turkey (Ottoman Empire) clashed, unofficially, several times after the revolution of 1821. The great crisis finally broke out with the explosion of the new Cretan revolution, in 1896. In February 1897, the Greek government sent to Crete a mixed detachment under the command of colonel Timo