On April 23, 1014, the Battle of Clontarf, near Dublin, pitted the armies of the Irish king Brian Boru against the forces of Leinster allied with the Vikings. It is commonly asserted that Brian Boru’s ...

85% of Ukrainians are Christians, and 72% of them are Orthodox. However, Ukrainians now observe Christmas Day as a public holiday on December 25. A 40-day fast, beginning on November 15 and ending on ...

Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution. He became Emperor of the French and played a significant role in European history ...

If a doctor “treats the abscess in a nobleman’s eye but causes the loss of the eye,” he would lose his hand. A handful of Egyptian documents describe medicines made from beans, leeks, figs, dates, and ...

The Battle on the Ice, also known as the Battle of Lake Peipus, was a decisive military confrontation that took place on April 5, 1242, on the frozen surface of Lake Peipus, the largest lake in Europe ...

When referring to plants, the word “poisonous” should be used, while the word “venomous” is reserved for only animals. However, there are some counterexamples that do not support this generalization.