Born in Moscow, Russia on June 9, 1672, “Peter the Great” was a Russian czar in the late 17th century who is best known for his extensive reforms in an attempt to establish Russia as a great nation. He created a strong navy, reorganized his army according to Western standards, secularized schools, administered greater control […]
Sculptor, painter, architect, poet. «Michelangelo» was all these and more. He and his genius dominated the Italian Renaissance, an epoch plenty of outstanding men. He was recognized in his time, and in all of them, as one of the greatest artirts who ever lived.
The birth of the future «Louis XIV» was a grand affair of state. It was also an event thar fell just short of being miraclulous: the King and Queen had been married for 23 years and they detested each other. After that unfruitful marriage everyone had become resigned to the idea that both would remain […]
«Goethe» saw many thigs during its log span: wars, upheavals in society, far-reaching changes in living conditions, radical transformations in the sciences and arts, the reign of Frederik II of Prusia, th Seven Years’ War, the American and the French Revolutions, Napoleon’s meteoric rise and fall… «Goethe» whitnessed the transition from classicism to romanticism. alchemy […]
La Conquista de México toca una fibra muy sensible y arroja una cruda luz sobre la compleja mezcla de la civilización humana. En este encuentro del Viejo y el Nuevo Mundo, choque muy violento, cada uno ve la barbarie en el otro campo, pero también ve otras cosas. ¿Cómo leer una cultura en la que […]
In 1492 Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean from Palos in Spain to Guanahani, which he renamed San Salvador. Two weeks later he discovered Cuba. In all he made four voyages to the New World, presenting Spain with a vast new empire and, through his discoveries, nearly doubling the size of the known world. What […]
The Heroes and Warriors series captures the romance and adventure of the past, by telling the stories of the lives of famous champions and warlords. Narrated by Jason Hook, the name, life and legend of “Geronimo”, the last hostile to surrender and leader of the Apache rebelión first with Mexico and then with the Unites […]
The Heroes and Warriors series captures the romance and adventure of the past, by telling the stories of the lives of famous champions and warlords. Bob Stewart tells us the progress of the leader of the Franks from the German Rhinnelands till filled the vacuum left by the fall of Ancient Rome. He became the […]
Emily Brontë tells us in this famous novel how the wind is strong on the Yorkshire moors. There are few trees, and fewer houses, to block its path. There is one house, however, that does not hide from the wind. It stands out from the hill and challenges the wind to do its worst. The […]
Bill Ojo is a Young policeman. An old woman telephones him. She wants help. Bill goes to see her, but he does not come back. Inspector Holt must find before anything happens. While… “Where Is Bill Ojo?”