We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 6,992,538-part monthly series, Wiki Wormhole. This week’s entry: Amber Room What it’s about: An entire room that was stolen by the Nazis.

Built during the second half of the 16th century by the Emperor Akbar, Fatehpur Sikri (the City of Victory) was the capital of the Mughal Empire for only some 10 years. The complex of monuments and ...

From those years, both the emperor and his wife have kept close to their many Catholic friends who continue to frequent the palace. Benedict XVI’s resignation … Akihito’s abdication “The ...

Estimated originally between €700,000 and €1 million, the sword nearly matched the world record of €4.8 million, set in 2007 by the sabre the late French emperor used at the Battle of Marengo, and ...

H.25 - L. 32,5 cm 12 16.7 x 10.5 cm 36 x 29 cm ...

In the early morning of May 19th, 1536, Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second and most famous queen stepped onto a chilly scaffold dressed in an ermine lined dress of damask at Tower Green, London, and ...

On 16 November 1532, Francisco Pizarro, the Spanish explorer and conquistador, springs a trap on the Incan emperor, Atahualpa ... with the endorsement of Spain's King Charles V. On his way to the ...

The Emperor Charles V by Armstrong, Edward, 1846-1928 Publication date 1910 Topics Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558, Germany -- History Charles V, 1519-1556, Holy Roman Empire -- History ...

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