Charles in chargeA bronze likeness of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, created in 1555. Under Charles V (who was also Charles I of Spain), Pizarro began to forge an empire for Spain in the Americas.

The 1983 ABC movie “The Day After” was a landmark moment that proved contentious even before it aired, as a new documentary shows. By Alissa Wilkinson The latest installment to the long ...

The Reservation of the Most Holy Eucharist [129-133] 2 ... are to be understood as pertaining to liturgical matters in the Roman Rite, and, mutatis mutandis, in the other Rites of the Latin ...

The man was Emperor Charles V ... fitful Francis with the even more erratic Henry. Another foe was the Ottoman Empire, whose sultan, Suleiman the Magnificent, boasted a court of equal extravagance.

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Here we look at six of the cruellest Roman emperors who put their own desire for power ahead of the needs of their people. Tiberius began his reign as emperor in commendable style. He toned down the ...

The Thirty Years War, a series of wars fought by various European nations for various reasons, ignited in 1618 over an attempt by the king of Bohemia (the future Holy Roman emperor Ferdinand II) to ...

25.0 47.1 (22.1) - CH / 800 m / tf / 4 bt 4 / D J Yang / Slow canter site (R.B.) (CH) ...

Since those who start wars never ask for a public mandate before declaring hostilities, they should listen to voices outside their own minds. Updated 08 May, 2025 08:39am ...

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