The first ecumenical council, known as the Council of Nicaea, is still accepted as authoritative by the Catholic Church, the ...

Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church Prevost, who has taken the name Leo XIV,” proclaimed the cardinal protodeacon. By choosing the name Leo XIV, the American cardinal draws a direct line to Leo ...

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As pope, Leo XIV has focused clearly on peace policy, swiftly addressing the Ukraine and Gaza wars. He thus joins the ...

is held up as one of the greatest western civilizations in history due to the length of its reign (around 500 years) and also due to the influence it had on modern-day culture. Here we will delve into ...

Matilda of Canossa, the Margravine of Tuscany who militarily and materially made possible Pope Gregory VII’s famous Investiture Controversy slap-down of the future Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV ...

1966 — Muhammad Ali TKOs Henry Cooper in 6 for heavyweight boxing title. 1966 — Kauai King, the Kentucky Derby winner ridden by Don Brumfield, wins the Preakness Stakes by 1 3/4 lengths over ...

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The Owain Glyndwr Hotel in Corwen has been around in one form or another, since before the 1400 Welsh Revolt against the rule of Henry IV of England. The main structure of the hotel dates back to ...

The large number of human settlements associated with the defences contribute to an understanding of how soldiers and their families lived in this part of the Roman Empire. Criterion (iv): The ...

Chestnut Grove in Ticino, Switzerland. Credit: Oliylkaeng / CC BY-SA 4.0 Deep in the forests of southern Switzerland, sweet chestnut trees stand as living evidence of the Roman Empire’s long-reaching ...