France invaded Mexico under Emperor Napoleon III, citing unpaid debts as a pretext to expand French influence and establish a ...

Subject Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor 1459-1519 Notes Explanatory volume to the 2 volumes of plates. Contains an introduction, reproduction of the t.-p., and translation of preface of Vienna edition ...

The Horned Helm of Henry VIII was commissioned in 1511 as part of a suit of armor gifted to King Henry VIII by Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. Ferrofluid is a magnetic, water-repellent liquid that ...

Trentino is a province of collisions. Stitched to the forested underbelly of South Tyrol, just south of the Swiss and ...

The new Emperor will, of course, seek to gratify and amuse his subjects, and thus render his capital another Paris in attractiveness and display.

Trentino is a province of collisions. Stitched to the forested underbelly of South Tyrol, just south of the Swiss and ...

The Fifth Avenue Hotel in Manhattan was perfect for celebrating the launch of Culture, the second volume in an ongoing travel ...

What do castles mean to us today? Once built to protect and project power, these historic fortresses are now windows into the ...

This launched him on a career of gruelling foreign missions to preserve or restore the shaky peace on the peninsula and the independent existence of Florence, menaced as she was within Italy by Venice ...