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5 days ago · The story of Madeleine of Valois, the forgotten queen of Scots, is one of love, loss, and the capriciousness of fate. Though her reign was measured in months rather than years, her impact on Scottish history and culture was profound.
4 days ago · The Hundred Years‘ War (1337-1453) was a series of conflicts between the kingdoms of England and France that lasted for over a century. The war had far-reaching consequences for both nations, shaping their political, economic, and social landscapes for generations to come. This article examines the key figures who played pivotal roles in the ...
6 days ago · Roman Catholicism. Signature. Charles Martin (10 November 1433 – 5 January 1477) called The Bold, [a] was the last Duke of Burgundy from the Burgundian cadet branch of House of Valois from 1467 to 1477. He was the only legitimate son of Philip the Good and his third wife, Isabella of Portugal.
4 days ago · Chicago, IL, Chicago University Press, 2009, ISBN: 978025276179; 224pp.; Price: £47.00. The Rule of Women in Early Modern Europe is a collection of papers which originated in a 2005 conference at the University of Miami. The women examined in the essays include queens regnant, consorts and various regents all of whom exercised power either in ...
13 hours ago · France. Signature. Joan of Arc ( French: Jeanne d'Arc [ʒan daʁk]; Middle French: Jehanne Darc [ʒəˈãnə ˈdark]; c. 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundred Years' War.
2 days ago · The Wars of the Roses, known at the time and in following centuries as the Civil Wars, were a series of civil wars fought over control of the English throne from 1455 to 1487. The wars were fought between supporters of the House of Lancaster and House of York , two rival cadet branches of the royal House of Plantagenet .
3 days ago · Barbara Elaine Nicolas, age 87, of Lady Lake, Florida, passed away peacefully at home into eternal rest Wednesday, May 22, 2024. The eldest daughter of the late Clare T. Gray and Susan M. (Glover) Gray, she was born on July 11, 1936 in Youngstown, Ohio. A 1954 graduate of South High School in Youngstown, Barbara was employed as an executive ...
