The Bavarians were led by the German king Louis of Wittelsbach, while the Austrians were under the command of his cousin, the anti-king Frederick of Habsburg. Original edition from my own archives ...

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German authorities say an alleged Islamic extremist has been arrested in connection with plotting an attack on German ...

The dragon is one of the most emblematic images of medieval culture ... slaying dragons and leading soldiers against enemies who sought to colonize them. Pictured in a serpentlike manner, dragons ...

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For centuries, the Catholic Church straddled the world of medieval Europe. Every king, queen, knight, serf and soldier lived and ... In 1517, the German monk and theologian Martin Luther ...

But the proteins found in eggs can do more than fuel a Roman soldier. Whisked together with just a few other ... This custard may be Italian, but its origins trace back to Medieval England when ...

In the United States and Europe, there is growing uncertainty about how to counter Putin’s aggression without stoking a ...