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3 days ago · Louis XIV (born September 5, 1638, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France—died September 1, 1715, Versailles, France) was the king of France (1643–1715) who ruled his country, principally from his great palace at Versailles, during one of its most brilliant periods and who remains the symbol of absolute monarchy of the classical age.
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3 days ago · Charlemagne [b] ( / ˈʃɑːrləmeɪn, ˌʃɑːrləˈmeɪn / SHAR-lə-mayn, -MAYN; 2 April 748 [a] – 28 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire from 800, holding all these titles until his death in 814. Charlemagne succeeded in uniting the ...
- 9 October 768 – 28 January 814
- Bertrada of Laon
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4 days ago · Another reason why the king of Portugal was not interested in helping Columbus was due to Portugal’s already thriving trade in Africa and India. Portugal had established a significant trade network in these regions, and King John II saw no need to venture into uncharted territory with uncertain prospects. Portugal’s focus was on ...
4 days ago · The story itself – a French prince who came to control large parts of England at the invitation of an English baronage in revolt against their king – is interesting enough. However, Louis’ ultimate failure, and the subsequent successes enjoyed by Henry III, explains why Louis is so little-known in Britain.
5 days ago · King David's unwavering faith in God served as the cornerstone of his leadership. His reliance on divine guidance and his commitment to upholding moral principles set a powerful example for future generations of leaders. King David's legacy endures, immortalized in stunning works like the King David statue.
1 day ago · e. Ashoka ( Sanskrit pronunciation: [ɐˈɕoːkɐ], IAST: Aśoka; c. 304 – 232 BCE), popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was the third Mauryan Emperor of Magadha in the Indian subcontinent during c. 268 to 232 BCE. His empire covered the largest part of the Indian subcontinent, stretching from present-day Afghanistan in the west to present ...
3 days ago · The Murder of King James I. New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 2015, ISBN: 9780300214963; 656pp.; Price: £27.00. The people of early modern England loved a good conspiracy theory. During the Elizabethan period, Catholic polemicists portrayed the regime as a conspiracy of evil counsel. Under the Stuarts, various iterations of a ‘popish ...
