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6 days ago · The Norman Castles of Sicily. Pilot Guides. The Normans conquered Sicily from the Saracens in the 11th century. The Emirate of Sicily had ruled the island for more than 250 years from their capital Palermo.
5 days ago · Eleanor, Queen of Castile (1161–1214) – married King Alfonso VIII of Castile. The couple's children included King Henry I of Castile and four queen consorts, Berengaria of Leon, Urraca of Portugal, Blanche of France and Eleanor of Aragon.
5 days ago · Queen Marie Caroline’s last days were profoundly sad. After a perilous journey of more than seven months she reached Vienna, where she had asked an asylum from the Emperor Francis, who had been her son-in-law. One of her daughters, Princess Marie Thérèse (born June 6, 1772; married September 19, 1790; died April 13, 1807), was […]
5 days ago · Discover the enchanting tale of Sicily's Hundred-Horse Chestnut Tree, where a queen and her knights once found refuge during a storm. Learn about its historical significance, age, and the natural beauty that surrounds this legendary tree.
Catherine of Genoa – Patron of Abused Spouses. Catherine was born into a noble Genovese family but chose to become a cloistered nun. However, her family forced her to marry a known moral reprobate. They never had children and her husband squandered his family’s fortune and impoverished them both.
6 days ago · The Arab Emirate of Sicily. The Arabs occupied Sicily for almost 250 years, defeating the Byzantine Empire which had taken over from Romans They made Palermo their capital which during a golden age it rivalled the Arab cities of Córdoba and Cairo in beauty.
2 days ago · Eleanor of Aquitaine (French: Aliénor d'Aquitaine, Éléonore d'Aquitaine, Occitan: Alienòr d'Aquitània, pronounced [aljeˈnɔɾ dakiˈtanjɔ], Latin: Helienordis, Alienorde or Alianor; c. 1124 – 1 April 1204) was Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right from 1137 to 1204, Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, and ...
