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With the assassination of his father King Philip II, Alexander of Macedon inherited the most effective military machine of the ancient world.

Definition of the glossary term Macedon

After many provocations like the raids of English privateers on Spanish ships and open assistance to Dutch rebels in the Netherlands, Philip II launched his armada.

Don Carlos, Prince of Asturias and heir to King Philip II of Spain, was a fearful example of the damage wrought by inbreeding in the royal House of Habsburg.

Spanish Christian music during the Renaissance. Composers Cristobal de Morales, Antonio de Cabezon and Tomas Luis de Victoria. Villancicos.

Mary I survived a difficult childhood-separated from her mother, rejected by her father and suffered poor health-to restore Catholicism to England and produce an heir.

The Magna Carta was originally intended as a peace treaty between the king and his barons, but it became the cornerstone of liberty in the English-speaking world.

Alexander the Great died suddenly in 323 BCE without leaving an heir. What he did leave was a group of wildly ambitious generals who came to be known as the Successors.

Often credited solely to the strength of the Roman Legion, the Macedonian phalanx lost its mastery of the ancient battlefields through poor leadership, unwise changes to

Typically portrayed as a rather sweet girl in a lovely garden, the Mary of 'Mary, Mary Quite Contrary' was not nice. The rhyme is typically associated with Bloody Mary.

"Renaissance Faces: Van Eyck to Titian" presents Masters of Northern and Southern Europe. The exhibition explores the importance of portraiture during the Renaissance.

The first of three Catholic plots involving the invasion of England and the overthrow and assassination of its Protestant queen, Elizabeth I was laid on March 24, 1571.

The ruler who brought England into its Golden Age, Queen Elizabeth I returned her country to the Protestant religion and set out to globally expand the nation's borders.

The Northern Rising was a rebellion in Northern England led by Lord Darcy and the Duke of Northumberland. They were to replace Elizabeth,with Mary Queen of Scots.

The life and times of one of the greatest military conquerors that ever lived.

With common histories of conquest by the Spanish in the 1500's, a fusion of two dishes from these distant nations is a fantastic combination.

Is April 1st your most mischievous day of the year? If so, you're not alone. Get the scoop on the history behind the day of "All Fools".

Often called the artistic and spiritual center of Spain, Toledo's walled city provides tourists with over 2000 years of a medieval history, just a short trip from Madrid

This engrossing reference book is packed full of historical facts, details and anecdotes, making it an excellent choice for general history enthusiast.

This Moorish monument in nothern Spain has a chequered past, but it nevertheless inspired Walt Disney who recreated it in his signature logo.

What are the subjects doing in the paintings of 16th- and 17th-century Italian artists Titian and Rosa and where can visitors see these paintings today?

In just two decades, Seleucus I Nicator went from being an officer under Alexander the Great to being king and founding a Hellenistic empire of his very own.

The majority of us know the comfort of curling up with a cup of hot chocolate, but do many of us know where it comes from?

Discover there is nothing modern about the Garamond font on your PC. Visit the Museum Plantin-Moretus/ Prentenkabinet, Antwerpen - UNESCO World Heritage, in Belgium.

La Straniera (The Foreign Woman,) an Italian opera by Vincenzo Bellini: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Bellini opera information.

After Elizabeth, known as the Virgin Queen, became monarch of Protestant England in 1558, she was immediately in danger from her Catholic enemies.

Cate Blanchett reprises her role as the Virgin Queen, and Clive Owen stars as the privateering Walter Raleigh, but pomp and circumstance take the lead.

Test your knowledge with this brief overview of art history events from the 15th and 16th centuries.

A long time in the making, the Decembrist conspirators finally got their opportunity when Tsar Alexander I died and confusion reigned over who would be the next autocrat.

Yusuf ibn-Ayyub Salah-al-Din, Saladin, showed an unusual sense of honor and chivalry during the Holy Wars between the Christians and Muslims in 1175.

No trip to Spain is complete without day or weekend trips to the country's minor cities, which give visitors a better understanding of the country's history and heritage.

The Dutch Revolt, begun in 1568, was a Protestant Dutch uprising to throw off the rule of the Kingdom of Spain and its Catholic Inquisition.

While Athens loses its independence in the Hellenistic period, it is able to retain some of its dignity.

One of history's finest heavy infantry units, the Macedonian phalanx dominated ancient battlefields from the 350s to 198 B.C.E. Used properly, it was almost unstoppable.

The royal family of Orange-Nassau formed the Low Countries into the independent political body of the Stadholderate of the Netherlands.

Though born in the 1400s, Dutch painter Hieronymous Bosch mastered unique styles that have been compared to surrealism Spanish artist Salvador Dali and modern art.

The term "Brandywine" slowly winds and resurfaces through literature, history, and art. As years pass, the term ages like fine wine, adding nuances to a beautiful word.

While Spanish motivations at New World colonization have often been described as "God, Gold, and Glory," English goals centered on profitable enterprises such as tobacco.

Gower's depiction of the Virgin Queen shows her in all her glory - using symbols to define her power - as England begins to rise in strength as an international force.

With 7107 islands to explore, the famous Boracay island, Baroque churches, historic Spanish colonies, indigenous tribes, what you need to know begins here.

Pieter Bruegel's rendition is a symbol of his contemporary city of Antwerp.

Genius El Greco was honored by a contemporary poet; Juan Fernández Navarrete was given the Moniker "El Mudo"

For more than fifty years now, the term "Military Revolution" has been utilized by military historians and early modernists alike.

Follow the story of the fabulous Mary, child Queen of Scotland, through her travels across the UK and Europe.