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Visiting the Dark Ages: Places To See In Ireland
1. Glendalough, County WicklowA gem of early Christian monastic settlements, Glendalough was founded in the 6th century by St Kevin. The…
The World Changing Conquests of the Rashidun Caliphs
The Rashidun Caliphate (632-661 CE) stands as one of the most transformative periods in world history. In less than three…
The Eastern Roman-Persian Wars: An Epic Struggle for the Ancient
IntroductionFor over six centuries, two ancient superpowers the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) and Persian (Sasanian) Empires clashed in a series of…
The Viking King Who Conquered England
Sweyn Forkbeard, known in Old Norse as Sveinn Haraldsson tjúguskegg, stands as one of the most formidable and enigmatic figures…
The Crusade Before the Crusades
The year 1064 witnessed a dramatic and bloody episode on the Iberian Peninsula that would echo through the centuries as…
The Byzantine Empire: A Cauldron of Deadly Conspiracy
Byzantium, with its capital at Constantinople, inherited the Roman Empire’s administrative sophistication but also its penchant for palace intrigue. The…