Castles have a romantic connotation of princesses and princes, but real medieval castles more closely resemble fortresses than fairy tale illustrations. That being said, castles from the middle ages exhibit strength and majesty still evident on the landscape today. Castles were the homes of wealthy nobles and their families while a majority of the population … Read more
The end of Roman Empire not only disturbed the political, social and educational culture of Middle Ages, but also, it influenced the architecture of the Middle Ages in a significant manner. The essential aspect of this change was the increasing influence of Christianity and Church in political and cultural matters. The Church virtually became the … Read more
The Middle Ages have received their named based on the impression of a relative lack of progress and productivity in the length of time between antiquity and the Renaissance. Despite the early widespread belief that these were”Dark Ages”, the art that remains testifies to a devout and creative people, more innovative than often credited. Unlike … Read more
During December of 1974, the People’s Army of North Vietnam also known as (PAVN) commenced numerous attacks towards South Vietnam. Success was achieved against the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), United states advisors envisaged that South Vietnam could endure at the very least up to 1976. Instructed by General Van Tien Dung, PAVN … Read more
The Mexican-American War occurred between 1846 and 1848 and was a war that took around 30,000 lives during the course of the conflict. The question is, with this being such a large scale war causing so many deaths why don’t you know about it? This is a great question and the answer generally comes to … Read more
Did you know that Mexico and America went to war? No? Well they did. This is called the Mexican-American War and happened between April 25th 1846 and February 2nd 1848. This war was one in which both sides can be seen as the aggressor, but it was America that would come out of the conflict … Read more
In 1898 a war broke out between Spain and America, it was a war that had far reaching consequences for both countries involved. While this was a short lived war the fact that it had a huge impact on the countries involved means that you would think many know the history of this conflict, but … Read more
For nearly four months in the year 1898 Spain and America were at war, this war became known as the Spanish-American War. It surprises many that a little over one hundred years ago America and Spain were actually at war, but it is true. The Spanish-American War was actually more to do with Cuba than … Read more
The Korean War is a war that started in 1950 and by all accounts is still going today. When it first started the war involved countries from across the globe, today however it is deemed to only involve North Korea and South Korea. In total the war has already claimed an estimated 2 million dead … Read more
The Korean War is an unusual war in the sense many would not know that it is still going on today. The Korean War started on the 25th June 1950 between the Communist North Korea and the more liberal South Korea. Effectively the war is the result of the World War Two. At the end … Read more