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Nov 27, 2023 · He Looked Like An Ogre. Charles VIII was not exactly easy on the eyes. His ogre-like appearance, however, was no reason to underestimate him. It also didn’t stop him from becoming a rabid womanizer and one of the “most lewd men in France”.
Dec 18, 2020 · Queen Elizabeth I Was 'Very Majestic'. Elizabeth I first became queen of England when she was 25 and ruled until her passing at the age of 69. Her appearance understandably changed dramatically over the course of those many decades. Paul Hentzner, a German lawyer, visited Elizabeth's court in the late 1590s.
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Mar 28, 2024 · King Tutankhamun. King Tut is most famous for his opulent tomb, which was disturbed and cursed those who found it (supposedly). After it was discovered, we all got a good look at the mask of King Tut, which showed the young prince for the first time. It was the only real image we’ve been able to pull from for ages.
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- The Ingalls family experienced real poverty. Though the Little House books presented an idyllic view of pioneer life, the reality faced by the Ingalls family was often pretty different.
- Charles Ingalls moved his family incessantly. For much of their collective history, the Ingalls family couldn't seem to stay in one place. Charles Ingalls blamed his "wandering foot" for the constant moving, but the financial pressures on the family seem to have played a pretty significant factor in at least some of their wanderings.
- Ma and Pa Ingalls were complicated parents. Despite the poverty and constant moving, the Ingalls parents worked hard to provide some level of stability and happiness for their children.
- Nellie Oleson wasn't real. For readers of the later Little House books or fans of the 1970s television adaption of those same works, Nellie Oleson looms large as a spoiled bully.
- Background
- Invasion of Italy 1494-1498
- Italian Wars
- Cultural Impact of The Wars
- Spanish Domination
- Conclusion
Pope Innocent VIII, had fought with King Ferdinand I of Naples over his refusal to pay feudal dues to the papacy. The Pope has long claimed that Naples was a fiefdom of the Papacy. Ferdinand was an unusually cruel and brutal prince even for the times, refused and this led to a conflict with the Papacy. The Pope excommunicated Ferdinand and thus he ...
The French king supplemented his forces by recruiting several thousand Swiss mercenaries. The advance units of the French army defeated a Neapolitan army at the Battle of Rapallo. The Milanese army linked up with the French and soon Charles could march through Italy with little opposition. Anyone who defied him was massacred. Many City-States submi...
Charles VII's invasion was a failure and it achieved nothing. However, it is of great historical significance because it ushered in an unprecedented period of warfare in Italy. The Italian Wars or the Hapsburg-Valois Wars, after the two Royal families who fought for control of Italy, disturbed the peace of Italy for several decades. The invasion of...
The Renaissance was a movement that sought to imitate the lost world of ancient Greece and Rome. The Renaissance unlike the Middle Ages, stressed the individual, reason, beauty, and secular values. This outlook became known as Humanism and changed European society. The Renaissance not only produced great works of art but also resulted in dramatic c...
The French invasion worried many other of the emerging nation-states of Europe and was worried the Spanish elite. They held the island of Sicily and after the French invasion, they became much more involved with affairs on the Italian mainland. They took part in nearly all the Italian wars that took place after the invasion of Charles VII.The kingd...
The Invasion of Italy by France in 1494 was to usher in a new era. One that was marked by war and political turmoil. The wars caused great economic disruption and led to a reduction in the amount of patronage available to artists and this resulted in a decline in the arts in Italian society. The wars that resulted from Charles VIII resulted in a ch...
Dec 6, 2018 · Caroline Lake Quiner Ingalls or “Ma” (1839-1924) Caroline was raised in a blended family after her father went down in a shipwreck on the Great Lakes, and her mother later remarried. Life was hard during those years, and Caroline expressed a longing for stability. Caroline married Charles Ingalls and, drawn on by his efforts to make a ...
Full Name: Charles VIII, the Affable. Profession: King of France. Nationality: French. Biography: Charles VIII as son of Louis VI inherited the French crown at the age of 13. His elder sister Anne, together with her husband served as his regent until Charles turned 21 in 1491. Charles married Anne, Duchess of Brittany in 1491, even though she ...
