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The Florentine Codex in its Book 8 titled Kings and Lords listed the names and a summary of events of the 11 rulers of the Aztecs. Below are...

A powerful and feared civilization in Mesoamerica that faced the Conquistadors, the Aztec earned their place in the annals of history for th...

Ginseng – a root crop known for its health benefits especially in Asia became popular in the late 16th and early 17th century that it contri...

France in the 18th century would have defeated Great Britain as the super power of the world if King Louis XIV did not introduced the Edic...

By Francois Dubois The 16th century became rattled by religious divide throughout Europe. The Holy Roman Empire became divided over th...

Winged Hussar of Poland Poland was a kingdom with a powerful cavalry force. Its neighbors knew the strengths and the prowess of its mi...

Stockholm Bloodbath and the desecration of Sten Sture's grave The Kalmar Union began in the 14th century with the idea of one King...

Askia Mohammad depicted in Civilization V The Songhai people rose from the obscurity of the once mighty Mali Empire to become the new...

Songhai Empire In area of Western Africa, great civilization appeared and fell. Cities like Timbuktu, Gao, and Djenne (Jenne) were jus...

Sketch of Potosi in 1533 The discovery of the Americas was just the start of an exploration of a land that had so much potential and r...

William "the Silent" In the upheavals of the Protestant Reformation, the Spanish Netherlands of Philip II saw the rise of ...

Battle of Lepanto (by Juan Luna) Conflict between the Muslims and Christian had raged for centuries dating back to the time of crusa...

John Frederick of Saxony In a period of chaos and division, small nation came to together to form a strong defense alliance that would...

Augsburg (1493) There was no Germany during the Medieval Ages, but there were German states. After the death of Charlemagne in 814, th...

H. M. Stanley In the 19th century, the travels of Henry Morton Stanley brought exploration of the region of Central Africa. Back in Eu...

Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba The 16th century saw many changes in world history. New continents found. New ideas spread. Era of Henry...