and cast anchor in Pevensey Bay. William, eager and impatient, sprang from his ship; but his foot slipping, he fell, to rise again with both his hands full of earth, which he showed to his scared soldiers in triumph, crying: "So do I grasp the earth of a new country." ...
Soon after the death of the great leader, Ibn Abi Amir (al-Mansur (1002), Muslim Spain fell into chaos, the era of the `party kings’ (reyes de taifas, muluk at-tawa’if) (1009-1091), when the Peninsula broke into as many as thirty more or less independent rulers, who fought each...
José Tomás by Carlos Cazalis from his bookSangre de Reyes, ‘Blood Of Kings’ When I first went to my first bullfight almost 25 years ago, I was 23 and was sure I would hate it. I was a passionate animal lover and had been a keen amateur naturalist since childhood, a member of t...
José Tomás by Carlos Cazalis from his book Sangre de Reyes,‘Blood Of Kings’ When I first went to my first bullfight almost 25 years ago, I was 23 and was sure I would hate it. I was a passionate animal lover and had been a keen amateur naturalist since childhood, a member of t...
17In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hosheason of Elah became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned nine years.2He did evilin the eyes of theLord, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him. 3Shalmaneserking of Assyria came up to attack Hoshea, who had been ...
17 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned nine years. 2 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him.3 Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up to attack Hoshea, who ...
Idylls of the King: The Last Tournament (excerpt) by Lord Alfred Tennyson - Dagonet, the fool, whom Gawain in his mood Had made mock-knight of Arthur's Table Round, At Camelot, high above the ye
Kings of Leon are a longtime favourite among Last.fm listeners, with the band's total scrobbles standing at over 86 million. As they head out on promotional tours around the world and gear up for the release of the second single, rumoured to be the reflective, country-tinged 'Back Down...
[in Constantinople] till the beginning of the new year [i.e., early 1741].’ This was due to the large size of the retinue (2000) and the elephants being brought along. In early June, 1743, while passing through ‘Dokhala,’ on the Tigris just north of Baghdad [not to be confused...
Microsoft Store’s Countdown Sale starts today with hot deals on some of the coolest gaming and entertainment gifts of the year. Running through January 2, 2024, you can save up to 50% on popular Xbox and PC games, like Starfield, Call of Duty Modern Warfare III Cross-Gen Bundle, and ...