Charles in chargeA bronze likeness of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, created in 1555. Under Charles V (who was also Charles I of Spain), Pizarro began to forge an empire for Spain in the Americas.

The Church honors Jeanne d’Arc as a virgin martyr and national patroness, whose courage, purity and fortitude continue to ...

Charles craftily lured Henry VIII into alliances, promising the Tudor monarch support ... boasted a court of equal extravagance. The Holy Roman Empire halted the Ottoman advance into Europe at the ...

The Pope refused to annul the marriage as he was afraid to go against the will of Catherine's nephew Charles V, The Holy Roman Emperor. Although she resisted Henry VIII's advances, by 1533 Anne ...

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Pope Leo XIV has declared himself a Roman as he completes the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome ...

The Holy Roman Empire was one of the most complex and enduring political entities in European history. Stretching over central Europe, it lasted for more than a millennium, from 800 AD, when ...

Outcry over proposed norms in the North Carolina diocese is rising to international attention, as it represents the first ...

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The Roman Empire was one of the largest empires in history. It grew out of the earlier Roman Republic, when Octavian became Emperor Augustus in 27 BC. The empire remained largely intact until 476 AD, ...