On the 11th of November, after sunset, while looking up at the sky, I became aware of the appearance of a new star, brighter than the others, located almost directly above my head. As I knew, almost from my childhood, perfectly the stars of the sky, I knew that there had never been any star in that
He who loses his riches loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he who loses courage loses everything. These words of the universal Miguel de Cervantes they should not have reached the ears of the Frenchman Pierre Charles Silvestre de Villeneuve or at least they did not make a dent in it
The conquering king, the stoic king, the brave, strong and courageous king… From the years 1680/90, the Sun King is also and above all a great sick body. Fever, gout, diarrhoea, dizziness, he is very often unwell. At 45, he already has only a few snags left. The Kings entourage admires his courage a
This image shows the summary of Revista Medieval, in its October issue, where the article has been published entitled From Ifriquiya to the Pyrenees about the rapid Muslim expansion throughout the peninsula. I recommend reading this magazine – and our article-.Thank you very much.