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The Emperor Who Gave Up His Crown Twice
ar within his family, a push for independence, the end of slavery, and some weird incest. Such was the life of Pedro I, also known as “the Liberator”, or “the Soldier King”. A member of the House of Braganza (Portuguese: Bragança), young Pedro was born at the turn of...
Why did the USSR Invade Its Own Ally?
he USSR and its puppet states in Eastern Europe had always had a strained relationship. After their “liberation” from the Nazis, most of these states were forced into the Soviet sphere of influence through rigged elections which aligned the government of these nations...
Alice Parker: A Debt of Gratitude for a Forgotten Woman
ren’t you glad you don’t have to go outside, chop down trees, hack them into chunks, haul them into the house (bringing in mice, spiders, and all kinds of crawling insects) and shove them into a woodstove to stay warm? Do you ever think about what it would be like to...
