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The Russian Court in Limbo: The Succession of Catherine the Great

Catherine II had become the most powerful Russian tsarina Russia had seen since the death of Peter the Great. At least that was how she like…

Córdoba, November 9, 1874… 149 years have passed since the city of patios and caliphate art gave birth to one of the most influential and re…

María Sivianes Cosme November 9, 2023

Piracy was present in ancient times in a much more consistent way than we might think, that is, it was not just a matter of marginal groups.…

Danny Noya Velazco November 6, 2023

Until the 1960s of the twentieth century, it was generally thought that capital or financial means were the only factors that could boost ec…

The female body is one of the most recurring subjects studied in art, both in what are called Fine Arts and in cinema. It has been objectifi…

Since the dawn of their existence, seals have coexisted with humans along coastal and marine areas. Specifically, the Mediterranean monk sea…

It is possible that the Catholic Monarchs are two of the most well-known figures in the history of the Iberian Peninsula. With their marriag…

In Egyptian religion, people were composed of five components: the body, the Ba, the Ka, the shadow, and the name. These elements, particula…

The Grand Tour phenomenon appeared in Britain at the end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th century. It involved educational …

History has not always been written in the same way. Over time, historians have tended to value certain aspects over others, which have been…

The Royal Mint houses one of the most complete numismatic collections in the world today. Its unique character demonstrates continuous and l…

Mónica Ferreiro Pérez September 11, 2023

The history of the Greeks is an interesting sum of mythological facts and heroic events. During the classical era, they turned to their myth…