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Between 711 and 1492, significant portions of Spain and Portugal were settled by Muslims of North African origin. How did these Moors affect European culture?
Pope Formosus accomplished much during his papacy, but he is best known for having his corpse exhumed and put on trial at the Cadaver Synod.
In the face of persecution by the Spanish Inquisition, many Moriscos used both arms and prophetic narratives to keep their Islamic identity alive.
William the Conqueror is famous for his conquest of England, but who was the Norman Duke, and how did his conquest of England come about?
The House of Wessex was one of the most prominent and influential dynasties in the history of medieval England. Who were its most notable members?
Recognized as a leading suffragist and feminist in the 19th century, Elizabeth Cady Stanton ignited social change in a time when women were seen as subordinate to men.
A series of Supreme Court cases in the early 20th century determined Puerto Rico’s political fate as an unincorporated territory.
Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in roughly two minutes. Yet, the speech echoes through the ages.
