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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...
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 Pro-Russia Conspiracy Theory That Almost Convinced New Englanders to Secede
Time via Yahoo News· 1 month agoPortrait of Emperor Alexander I (1777-1825). Private Collection. Credit - Getty Images GOP...
‘Napoleon’ Trailer: Joaquin Phoenix Crowns Himself Emperor in Ridley Scott’s Epic
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 10 months ago“Success is the most convincing talker in the world,” Napoleon Bonaparte once said. And a really...
The secret history of Japan’s best sweets
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 months agoEditor’s Note: This CNN Travel series is, or was, sponsored by the destination it highlights. CNN retains full editorial control over subject matter,...
Napoleon review: Ridley Scott, emperor of the epic
What To Watch via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNapoleon on Apple TV Plus is directed by Ridley Scott. You want a historical epic? Only one name springs to mind. Ridley Scott. From Gladiator onwards,...
The Most Powerful Person in the World Is China's President
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPeople stand in front of images of Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Museum of the Communist Party...
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...
"Putin's Western fan club" wants to force Eastern Europe into a Russian bearhug
Salon via Yahoo News· 7 months agoVladimir Putin Contributor/Getty Images I was born in a country that weathered two dictatorships and...
When did Rome fall?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMany historians consider the fall of the Western Roman Empire to have been when the emperor Romulus Augustulus abdicated, but not all historians agree.