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Hace 7 horas · Luxembourg is a developed country with an advanced economy and one of the world's highest GDP (PPP) per capita as per IMF and World Bank estimates. The nation's levels of human development and LGBT equality are ranked among the highest in Europe. [19] [20] The historic city including its fortification was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 due to the exceptional preservation of its ...
Hace 1 día · Gilles de Rais (or "Retz"), [a] the eldest son of Marie de Craon and Guy de Laval-Rais, descended from a number of great feudal houses. [5] Through his mother, he was linked to the House of Craon, a wealthy western family, and through his father to the Laval family, [6] one of the two most important Breton lineages in the 15th century. [7] The Laval family's ancestors included, by marriage ...
Hace 7 horas · Caen is about 9 mi (14 km) inland from the Calvados coast astride the Orne River and Caen Canal, at the junction of several roads and railways. The communication links made it an important operational objective for both sides. Caen and the area to its south are flatter and more open than the bocage country in western Normandy. Allied air force commanders wanted the area captured quickly to ...
Hace 7 horas · Alfred the Great (also spelled Ælfred; c. 849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young. Three of Alfred's brothers, Æthelbald, Æthelberht and Æthelred, reigned in turn before him. Under Alfred's rule ...
Hace 7 horas · The history of England during the Late Middle Ages covers from the thirteenth century, the end of the Angevins, and the accession of Henry II – considered by many to mark the start of the Plantagenet dynasty – until the accession to the throne of the Tudor dynasty in 1485, which is often taken as the most convenient marker for the end of ...
Hace 7 horas · The genus Homo evolved from Australopithecus. [8] The earliest record of Homo is the 2.8 million-year-old specimen LD 350-1 from Ethiopia, [9] and the earliest named species is Homo habilis which evolved by 2.3 million years ago. [10] The most important difference between Homo habilis and Australopithecus was an increase in brain size. [11] H. erectus [b] evolved by 2 million years ago [12] [c ...
Takht-e Soleymān, known as the Throne of Solomon, is one of the most fascinating archaeological sites in Iran, located in the West Azerbaijan province near the modern city of Takab. This fortified sanctuary, dating back to the Sasanian and early Islamic periods, has been recognized by UNESCO as.
