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Spainis located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula (map). To the west and to the south ofGalicia,Spainborders Portugal. To the south,Spainborders Gibraltar and, through its cities in North Africa , Morocco. To the northeast, it borders France and the principality of Andorra. ...
there were still a large number of soldiers and kings to be found making their way East to fight for the King of Jerusalem and to regain the holy land from the infidel. These men came from all over Europe, and must have formed quite the hodgepodge of equipment,...
At the start of Six, the women battle it out to see who had it worst. Hear Catherine of Aragon’s cries, Anne Boleyn’s fearful remarks, and Jane Seymour wail at their losses with Henry VIII. But then, as the sextet realise they can come together for the greater good, they decide ...
(1282), which resulted in the political separation ofSicilyfrom the mainland and in the acquisition of the island’s crown by the Spanish house of Aragon. The episode had important consequences for both Naples and Sicily. In the struggles between the Angevins and the Aragonese that lasted for ...
Ramírezof Aragon occupied Pamplona. The Aragonese ruled Navarre until 1134. It recovered its independence when the Navarrese proclaimedGarcía V(“the Restorer”) as king. An entirely new orientation was given to Navarrese history in 1234 whenSancho VIIwas succeeded by his nephew,Theobald I, count...