The gentry, or szlachta, controlled Polish policy in the Sejm (parliament), and, when the first Vasa king, Sigismund III, tried to reassert the authority of the crown after his election in 1587, the opportunity had passed. Yet, despite the anarchic quality of Polish politics, the ...
Vasaco da Gama Bridge Aerial view of the Vasco da Gama Bridge in Lisbon, Portugal. It is the second longest bridge in Europe.(more) Vasco da Gama Bridge, cable-stayed bridge with approach viaducts that crosses over the Tagus River estuary in Lisbon, Portugal. Spanning 17.2 km (10.7 miles...
That’s just the tip of the contact iceberg. The Vasa Museum broadcasts live streaming video of tours, stories, concerts from the museum every weekday at 4:28 PM, ie, 16:28, the year the ship was launched to its immediate demise. The broadcasts arelive on Instagramand are also uploade...
Warship Vasa As a child, we have all been told stories about sunken ships and treasure.It’s something that has captivated us, maybe because of the visuals we imagine of Blackbeard the pirate and mountains of gold recovered from the shoals of a warm caribbean sea. Whatever your affections ar...
Monarchs were able to impose increasing degrees of national power in succeeding centuries. State building advanced rapidly under Gustav Vasa, who was elected king in 1523 C.E. He confiscated lands from the Roman Catholic Church and the nobility, promoted the Lutheran Reformation, built a German-...
Carl Johan Adlercreutz,Coup,Deposed,Gustaf of Sweden,King Carl XIII of Sweden,King Gustaf IV Adolph of SwedenPrince of VasaVictoria of Baden Gustaf IV Adolph (November 1, 1778 – February 7, 1837) was King of Sweden from 1792 until he was deposed in a coup in 1809. He was also the ...
Vasa Museum,Stockholm The Vasa ship capsized and sank on its first voyage in 1628.After 333 years on the seabed the mighty warship was recovered and put into the museum.The story of the king's beautiful,yet terrifying ship fascinates people of all ages. Opening hours:Dail...
HEFEI, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Wearing a mask and gloves, Wu Pei, 65, carefully smoothed the wooden steps on the scale model of the famed Swedish warship Vasa with a file and then polished them with emery paper. "The middle part of the steps should be made to look dented and old as ...
Notes “Infinite Wood”, “Infinite Tools”, “Infinite Stone”: If these items are displayed at the top left corner, they’ll take effect immediately. Otherwise, you’ll need to open any storage buildings to see the quantities change. ...
A more unique case of a “crowned” or “pseudo” republic is theCounty of Virginia, which is a town-sized state in the far South of Columbia that decided to come with a form tanistry to serve as the form of inheritance for its rulership; which has made itde factoa republic since th...