As the allied armies advanced from three axes towards the central position of Napoleon in Leipzig , a series of desperate battles broke out with which the emperor hoped to keep his enemies apart. Following Murats defeat at the Battle of Liebertwolkwitz on October 14, south of Leipzig, approaching
The population of the kingdoms of Castilla y León continued its vegetative growth in the 13th century. Regarding economic activities, the essential line was agriculture . The main crops were cereals and vineyards, not forgetting vegetables, fruit trees and even industrial crops, such as flax. For th
In the past, grandmothers used to say that, to succeed in life, you had to study to become a notary, an agricultural expert, a doctor or an architect. In ancient times, it was not usual for a monarch or a ruler to be interested in certain trades, even if they were prestigious. It was much more fun t
“The lay people in Iceland who owned the manuscripts sat on them like dragons on gold. » This is the bitter observation presented by the Reverend Magnús Ólafsson in the seventeenth century in a correspondence with the Danish scholar Ole Worm. But what is this treasure that has reached us with so mu