"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." - General George S. PattonMore on
Last Voyage of Charles V
His apartment in the monestary consisted only of six rooms, four of them in the form of friars' cells, with naked walls; the other two, each twenty
The Magian Becomes King
Thus when Cambyses had brought his life to an end, the Magian became king without disturbance, usurping the place of his namesake Smerdis the son of
Charles V’s Final Actions
As soon as Charles had finished this long address to his subjects and to their new sovereign, he sank into the chair, exhausted and ready to faint
Charles V Formally Abdicates
Charles then rose from his seat, and leaning on the shoulder of the Prince of Orange, because he was unable to stand without support, he addressed
All Saints Day, 2014
The article I link to uses the unfortunate word "cult" which I suppose reflects the general unfashionabiltiy of religion among the academics.
Halloween, 2014
Halloween is a good time to link to this story about a house that was used to detain enemy spies. Who lurks inside now?This is from the
The Greatest Force in the Universe
I believe that prayer is our powerful contact with the greatest force in the universe.- Loretta YoungMore on Loretta Young.Picture public
Why Charles V Abdicated
Charles had been attacked early in life with the gout; and, notwithstanding all the precautions of the most skilful physicians, the violence of the