Ferdinand VI of Spain

the world, who dominated the political landscape across Europe for much of the Medieval ages and throughout the Renaissance. The Hapsburg family ruled a large variety of different nations throughout its reign, including the Holy Roman Empire, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Sicily, Hungary-Croatia, colonial possessions in the New World, and other nations. The Hapsburgs were an incredibly powerful royal house throughout the ages that would forever shape the world and European continent with their rulers,…

the center for trade during the sixth century. Teotihuacan declined after a few centuries, believed to be caused by an invasion or internal conflicts. A new civilization came around in 900 and dominated Central Mexico- the Toltecs, a militaristic group. Riot broke out in the civilization after a ruler called Topiltzin encouraged the worship of a change in religions. This caused the decline of the Toltec civilization. • Obsidian: the most valuable trade item in Teotihuacan; a green or black…

declaring the independence they’d yearned for, thus establishing a republic. “The Habsburgs reached the zenith of power before the end of the 16th century: the duchy of Milan, annexed by Charles V in 1535, was assigned by his son, the future Philip II of Spain, in 1540; Philip II, conquered Portugal in 1580; and the Spanish dominions in America were over expanding. There were, however, three faults” as John Graham Royde-Smith said. This paper is meant to explain how the Habsburgs fell through…

Napoleon made military mistakes. For example, Napoleon angers Spain, Russia, and Britain by doing several things like simply attacking them. The mistakes Juan Carlos made weren’t military mistakes. Rather, Juan Carlos was just spending money on trips and women. Instead of using the country’s money to help fight wars…

I. Preliminary Info A. The Prince B. Niccolo Machiavelli C. The University of Chicago Press; Chicago D. Originally: 1532; This edition: 1985 E. N/A F. Harvey C. Mansfield G. 111 pgs. H. Non-Fiction II. The Book’s Contents A. Non-Fiction 1. The general topic of this book is Machiavelli’s view of how to aquire and maintain power. It also gives his ideas of how and why the Italian government isn’t doing well. 2. In the book The Prince, Machiavelli doesn’t realy use characters as in a novel;…

three different rulers during his lifetime, one of them having been a Moorish king. A fierce warrior and an ambitious ruler, historians remember El Cid for his many accomplishments. Unfortunately, he was a reckless man and lost the trust of Alfonso VI, the kind under whom he served. Seeking employment, he travelled into the land of those who had once been his enemies, the Moors, and faithfully served their king, a Muslim named Motamid. During his service,…

SAVE THE WALES On July 29th, 1961, Lady Diana Spencer said 'I do' at St Paul's Cathedral and became the 10th woman in 680 years to take the title, Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. Previous to her was Mary, the wife of George V. She carried the title from 1901 to 1910 when she was escorted by her husband who was then Prince of Wales. Her dignity and devotion to duty earned her respect in every corner of the world. Not all Princesses of Wales were so liked and respected. Some were stupid.…

Following the death of his brother Arthur, Henry VIII received special permission to wed his brother’s widow, Catherine of Aragon. But after many failed attempts at conceiving an heir to the throne, King Henry VIII decided he wanted an annulment. The request was denied by the Pope and eventually Henry VIII was excommunicated from the Catholic Church and, subsequently, so were his subjects. After a complicated power struggle with the Catholic Church, which involved political and theological…