Long before becoming the national flag of Denmark, the red-and-white flag was used by the Portuguese Order of Christ during an early 14th century crusade against the Moors as well as being adopted by ...

The Holy Roman Empire, it was famously put (by Voltaire, I think), was neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire. Likewise, the First Amendment "actual malice" test isn't actually about malice, but ...

At the end of World War II, it was discovered that the Crown Jewels of the Holy Roman Empire had vanished from their secret vault in Nuremberg. The mystery of who stole the jewels was left ...

This week was a big one, as yesterday's Tinto Maps post was the grand heart of early modern Europe: The Holy Roman Empire. Historical strategy fans long knew that this would be an immense ...

During those years the Holy Roman Empire—which governed most of the European continent east of the Rhine—lost as many as eight million subjects, or a staggering 20% of its population.

In 1919, the National Assembly, which met in Weimar after the collapse of the German Empire, again designated black-red-gold as the flag of the newly founded Weimar Republic.. This was preceded by ...

Its flag included a variation of the two-headed eagle of the Holy Roman Empire and the shield of Moscow over three horizontal stripes of white, blue and red. Flag of Argentina, 1818 ...

Instead, Caesar’s death plunged the Roman world into yet another civil war. 16) ... In practice, the Holy Roman Empire didn’t have very much to do with the original Roman Empire.

Nevertheless, the might of this empire rested on Charlemagne alone, and after his death it quickly fell apart. Here are 13 facts about the first Holy Roman Emperor. 1. His father wasn’t born a king.

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Nilfgaard, 'The Witcher' Empire Everyone Seems to Hate, Explained They're like the Lannister's, except with the reputation of House Frey By Joshua St. Clair Published: Dec 20, 2019 11:00 PM EST ...