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Every Real Historical Figure In Leigh Bardugo's The Familiar
The Familiar blends fiction with real history, weaving together the lives of fictional characters and historical figures exquisitely. King Philip II's actions set off a chain of events in The ...
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The greatest European military leaders of all time
In 1579 Philip II of Spain sent Farnese to Flanders to regain control of the region from the Dutch. The siege of of the heavily-defended Antwerp began in 1585 and, due to Farnese's tactical ...
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If the EU learnt the lessons of the Habsburg empire then Brexit might not have happened, says descendant
Ambassador Habsburg-Lothringen said: “You should always respect at the lower level. Charles V wrote to his son Philip II, if you rule over several nations, you better respect their courts ...