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Henry VIII's first interview with Anne Boleyn. (Public Domain) — 14 Feb 2024

Unlawful Love - Queen Anne Boleyn – Witch or Not?

By Sylvia Barbara ...

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Queen Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII’s second wife, was executed on 19 May 1536 on charges of adultery with five men, including her own brother, and plotting the King’s death. She was believed to have practiced “unlawful love” or witchcraft...
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Henry VIII's first interview with Anne Boleyn. (Public Domain) — 14 Feb 2024

Unlawful Love - Queen Anne Boleyn – Witch or Not?

By Sylvia Barbara ...

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Queen Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII’s second wife, was executed on 19 May 1536 on charges of adultery with five men, including her own brother, and plotting the King’s death. She was believed to have practiced “unlawful love” or witchcraft...
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Homage of King Edward I (kneeling) to Philip IV (seated). As Duke of Aquitaine, Edward was a vassal to the French king, by Jean Fouquet (15th century) (Public Domain) — 05 Feb 2024

Clash Of Kings: England’s Edward Longshanks Versus France’s Philip The Fair

By David Pilling

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The Anglo-French war of 1294-1303 has not been the subject of a major study since the early 1900s. Recent histories tend to treat it as a sideshow compared to King Edward I’s wars in Wales and Scotland, which gives a false impression. In reality...
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Homage of King Edward I (kneeling) to Philip IV (seated). As Duke of Aquitaine, Edward was a vassal to the French king, by Jean Fouquet (15th century) (Public Domain) — 05 Feb 2024

Clash Of Kings: England’s Edward Longshanks Versus France’s Philip The Fair

By David Pilling

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The Anglo-French war of 1294-1303 has not been the subject of a major study since the early 1900s. Recent histories tend to treat it as a sideshow compared to King Edward I’s wars in Wales and Scotland, which gives a false impression. In reality...
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The Assassination of Julius Caesar by William Holmes Sullivan (1888) (Public Domain) — 29 Jan 2024

Ecce Homo - The Julius Caesar Murder Mystery

By Robert Garland

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Julius Caesar’s assassination is the best-documented account of any murder committed in the ancient world, and the Ides of March, the day of his murder, is the only day in Roman antiquity that can be re-constructed on an almost hour-by-hour...
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The Assassination of Julius Caesar by William Holmes Sullivan (1888) (Public Domain) — 29 Jan 2024

Ecce Homo - The Julius Caesar Murder Mystery

By Robert Garland

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Julius Caesar’s assassination is the best-documented account of any murder committed in the ancient world, and the Ides of March, the day of his murder, is the only day in Roman antiquity that can be re-constructed on an almost hour-by-hour...
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The Constantinian Dynasty - Five Successors, One Victorious Emperor — 17 Jan 2024

The Constantinian Dynasty - Five Successors, One Victorious Emperor

By Mario Bartolini

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The Tetrarchy, inaugurated in 285 AD by Emperor Diocletian, had been instituted mainly with the intent of mitigating successions tribulations such as those that had plagued the third century. But the system began to breakdown in 306 when Emperor...
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The Constantinian Dynasty - Five Successors, One Victorious Emperor — 17 Jan 2024

The Constantinian Dynasty - Five Successors, One Victorious Emperor

By Mario Bartolini

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The Tetrarchy, inaugurated in 285 AD by Emperor Diocletian, had been instituted mainly with the intent of mitigating successions tribulations such as those that had plagued the third century. But the system began to breakdown in 306 when Emperor...
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A Medieval Mass Battle ( AIGen/ Adobe Stock) — 15 Jan 2024

The Anarchy: England’s War Of The Two Matildas

By Sharon Bennett ...

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Few periods in history have brought women to the fore, to the centre of events, as the Anarchy did in England. From 1135 to 1154, conflict raged when Stephen of Blois usurped the throne that rightfully belonged to his cousin Empress Matilda, widow...
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A Medieval Mass Battle ( AIGen/ Adobe Stock) — 15 Jan 2024

The Anarchy: England’s War Of The Two Matildas

By Sharon Bennett ...

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Few periods in history have brought women to the fore, to the centre of events, as the Anarchy did in England. From 1135 to 1154, conflict raged when Stephen of Blois usurped the throne that rightfully belonged to his cousin Empress Matilda, widow...
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