The divided Europe
About that time, – the ancient story says, – the exotic dream dreamed to Friedrich, Elector of Saxony in his Schweinitz castle. Came in dream […]
World history
Augsburg Settlement, 1555 – Cuius regio, eius religio
The conflict far accepted not at once the finished outlines. Luther sought not for split, and for reform of church. Even the Roman throne quite […]
Sack of Rome by troops of the emperor Charles V
Reformation as it is paradoxical, temporarily strengthened the papacy position in relation to many secular sovereigns. Their attempts to nominate the antipope stopped, opposing him […]
Siege and falling of Constantinople
With approach of spring of 1453 the huge army of the sultan Muhammad II rose to Constantinople. The siege began. Day and night from walls […]
Century of persecutions on morisk in medieval Spain
Within centuries Christians and Moors had to learn to live in Spain side by side, despite the wars between the Christian and Muslim states lasting […]
Impious alliance of a lily and half moon
Spain Charles V inevitably had to turn into the main opponent of the Turkish empire. It was one of sources of power of the German […]
Escorial’s ghosts
In the late fifties 16th century Charles V and the French king Henry II, the English queen Maria Tudor, Loyola and Calvin, the father Pavel […]
Queen Margo
Dynastic questions during this era could make absolutely various political sense. The facing social groups quite often gave support to the competing applicants for a […]
Aggravation of secret war
Gradually strengthening of liberating fight in the Netherlands against Spain put the English government before need of adoption of important political decisions. Giving the chance […]
History of Australia. Chapter I. Discovery of Australia
Paradoxically, but the fact that the Australian continent, on the area almost equal to the United States of America (without Alaska), was opened by Europeans […]