- The battered relationship between the English and the Irish
The Tudor dynasty is quite well known to many people for various reasons. Of course, most people know the reign of terror of Henry VIII, who left a trail of destruction with his series of marriages, exhausted the English treasury due to the many wars he waged, and the extravagant court and tournaments he maintained.… Read more: The battered relationship between the English and the Irish - The Raid on Dutch soil
Early 1940, The Netherlands was still building their defense against a possible raid from Hitlers Germany. In the middle section of the Eastern border, they build the so called Maaslinie, supported with the “Peel-raamstelling”, a defensive line containing rather small concrete fortifications called “kazematten” from which fixed machinegunfire could be launched upon the enemy approaching.… Read more: The Raid on Dutch soil - Origin of the “Rus”
The earliest history of Russia is a topic which often is being neglected. It`s not a matter of a lack of interest on the matter, but rather due to ignorance. The early inhabitants of the great Ukrainian and Southern Russian Steppes were formed by Nomadic people surrounding the Volga, Don and Dnjepr rivers. Among them… Read more: Origin of the “Rus” - The Fall of the Roman Empire
One of the most discussed topics regarding the dating of the end of antiquity and the beginning of the Middle Ages is the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Western Roman indeed, the great Roman Empire was divided, with the Eastern Roman Empire not ceasing to exist until its decline at the end of the… Read more: The Fall of the Roman Empire
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