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5 days ago · Preoccupied by justice and peace, Olaf Haraldsson is described as a “king zealous for the Christian law,” which did not please some of the clans in power. His intransigence created enemies, which is what ultimately led to his demise.
1 day ago · Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts. 1. Saint Andrew the Apostle. St Peter's brother, and one of the original twelve Apostles, Saint Andrew is believed to have lived between 5 and 60/70 AD. In the "Church History" by Eusebius of Caesarea (4th century AD), it is stated that, after Jesus' death, resurrection and ascension, he left the Holy Land to ...
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2 days ago · Ethelred and his forces) came a certain king Olaf (perhaps the same who had been baptized in this country): he brought with him a strong fleet; and, with the aid of these Scandinavian ships, the King of England resolved upon attempting to re-take London from the Danes.
4 days ago · One of the primary reasons that Columbus was rejected by Portugal was financial. Columbus offered to sail directly west to reach the Indies and Cathay, otherwise known as China. However, King John II rejected the proposal because he believed Columbus had miscalculated the distance of the trip.
3 days ago · Afonso Henriques, son of the count Henry of Burgundy, proclaimed himself king of Portugal in 1139. The Algarve (the southernmost province of Portugal) was conquered from the Moors in 1249, and in 1255 Lisbon became the capital. Portugal's land boundaries have remained almost unchanged since then.
5 days ago · For the Catholic Church, which lost its once-strong foothold with the rise of Protestantism in the 16th century, the numbers of Catholics in the Nordic countries may look especially disheartening. As of today, Catholics in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland represent 3.5%, 1.2%, 0.8% and 0.3% of the population, respectively.
3 days ago · There is a pleasing and constructive determination to bring together elements taken from intellectual, cultural, religious and political history, so that here too bou ndaries are constantly being crossed to positive effect.
