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5 days ago · Charles Martel in the Battle of Tours, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, Source: Wikimedia Commons The most fundamental legacy of the Merovingians for the French monarchy was the unity of Church and Crown embodied in the baptism of Clovis, and the entrenchment of a Frankish ruling class in a realm populated mostly by Gallo-Romans. However, it is really with the Carolingians t
1 day ago · Life France, Aquitaine and Poitiers in 1154 with the expansion of the Plantagenet lands. Eleanor's life can be considered as consisting of five distinct phases. Her early life extending to adolescence (1124–1137), marriage to Louis VII and Queen of France (1137–1152), marriage to Henry II and Queen of England (1152–1173), imprisonment to Henry's death (1173–1189) and as a widow till ...
4 days ago · With a small child laid out for the sacrifice, the executioner raised his hammer high. But on the downswing, Boniface extended his crozier to block the blow, miraculously breaking the great stone hammer and saving the child’s life. Afterward, Boniface is said to have proclaimed to the people: “Hearken, sons of the forest!
4 days ago · Charles Spencer is divorcing his wife Karen Spencer after nearly 13 years of marriage. The 9th Earl Spencer and younger brother of the late Princess Diana announced the split to The Mail on Sunday ...
6 days ago · The Duke's friendship with William and Harry stems from the fact King Charles was also a close friend of Hugh's father, the previous Duke of Westminster, Gerald Grosvenor. Hugh became the 7th Duke ...
4 days ago · Joseph is the patron saint of the New World [114] and of many countries, for example Austria, where he is especially venerated in Carinthia, Styria, and Tyrol, [115] and of several main cities and dioceses. Many churches, monasteries and other institutions are dedicated to Saint Joseph.
3 days ago · Signature. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Franz August Karl Albert Emanuel; [1] 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband of Queen Victoria. As such, he was consort of the British monarch from their marriage on 10 February 1840 until his death in 1861. Victoria granted him the title Prince Consort in 1857.
