The battle of Tegyra, in 375 BC. despite the small size of the forces involved in it, it is one of the most important in ancient Greek history. In this battle, Pelopidas with the Theban Sacred Company and some horsemen defeated a stronger Spartan force, dispelling the myth of invincible Sparta. T
Diane de Poitiers (1499-1566), favorite of King Henry II of France, imposed herself on the royal court at the expense of Queen Catherine de Medici, and surrounded herself with a brilliant court. An independent woman, she knew how to preserve the youth of her body and her mind. She never forgot her p
Jaime I of Aragon, The Conqueror , king of Aragon and count of Barcelona, whose government occupies more than sixty years of the history of the 13th century, during which he incorporated Valencia and the Balearic Islands into his dominions, set with Castile the limits of the reconquest expansion a
Isabel II was queen of Spain. She was born on October 10, 1830 in Madrid. She is the daughter of Fernando VII and is his fourth wife, María Cristina. . He had not yet turned three years old when his father died, who, by will, left his wife María Cristina, the guardianship of his daughters, the regen