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Blackbeard's legend is well known, and stories of his ruthlessness were well circulated during his lifetime and even to the present. But is what we have been told true?

Louis XIV or the "Sun King" as he was known, ruled France from 1643 to 1715. He was widely held to have been the greatest monarch of his age.

An overview of the early history of The Royal Marines, one of oldest and most respected elite fighting units in the British Armed Forces.

In Europe, after the death of King Charles II of Spain, Louis XIV puts Philip, his grandson, on the throne. This started a war in Europe and in the American colonies.

In the two centuries before the American Revolution, the French, Dutch, and English viewed the Six Nations of the Iroquois as the fiercest warriors in the Northeast.

Of all the personalities of the Golden Age of Piracy, none has had the same impact in popular memory as the notorious Blackbeard.

Fate brought the Irish lawyer's daughter, Anne Bonny, and the English Mary Read, both illegitimate, together. These pirate women then created mayhem on the open seas.

The Catalan language is a romance language; spoken in parts of Spain, France and Andorra, the Catalan language is one of the lesser known official languages of the world.

Brandy is most often consumed as a digestif after a meal, but it can also be used to enhance the flavor of dishes like this French carrot soup recipe.

Now used as the headquarters for the British Commonwealth, Marlborough House was built by a Duchess and was the residence of royalty.