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Letter from Holy Roman Emperor written in secret code finally cracked after 5 centuries to reveal he...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe decoded letter written by Holy Roman Emperor King Charles VStanislas Library French scientists...
Does the United States really tolerate all belief systems?
SC Cloud | St. Cloud Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoHow do citizens respond if the government mandates obedience to evil? That is not a new question. Let’s consider historical evidence. Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire sought to eradicate the ...
Voices: The Top 10 most powerful people ever
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis one started when Janan Ganesh wrote in the Financial Times that President Harry Truman in mid-1945 was “the most powerful human being who has ever...
The House Of Habsburg Descendants Are Still Super Into Politics Today
Women's Health via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNetflix recently dropped the historical drama, 'The Empress,' and fans have a lot of questions about...
Brewery Ommegang will celebrate 25 years
The Daily Star, Oneonta, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 7—Brewery Ommegang will celebrate its 25th anniversary on Sept. 9 and 10. The term Ommegang originates in 1549 when Holy Roman Emperor King Charles V visited medieval Brussels with hundreds ...
10 Famous Explorers Whose Discoveries Connected the World
Biography via Yahoo News· 9 months ago10 Famous Explorers Who Changed the WorldGetty Images When European explorers first began sailing...
The long history of book burning
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLocal and state GOP leaders are mobilizing across the country to ban books, many of which deal with racial politics or the LGBTQ community. The nonprofit...
New members of elite Swiss Guard sworn in to protect the pope
Reuters via AOL· 2 days agoMaximilian Fischer, 20, is one of the new recruits to an institution that has been protecting popes...
Quiz: Could you qualify for the Swiss Guard?
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThirty-four new recruits were sworn into the Swiss Guard on Monday at the Vatican, becoming part of the world’s smallest army, according to ABC News. The...
The ‘ravening wolf’ priest who led a doomed revolution
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe decisive battle of the German Peasants’ War was fought on May 15 1525, upon a hilltop outside...