28 biographies from Queen Elizabeth I (who came to the throne in 1560) through King Louis XIV who died in 1715. The 17th century was an age of religious wars and revolutions. The French had seven c...
"Versmissen - a16th Century love affair with art, is the story of a Flemish painter, Petrus Versmissen, and his son, Jacobus, and daughter, Ambrosia. It is an adventure story since the period after...
This coming June 12, the Philippines will celebrate its “Independence Day”. To be more exact: Philippine independence from Spanish rule. In this connection, I would like to discuss something about ...
This is a transcription of two pages from Robert Record's 'Whetstone of Witte', first published in 1557. On these pages the equals sign (=) is used for the first time in a published book -- this ap...