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Seville or Sevilla in Spanish counts many riant houses and city palaces from important noble families, these are called Casa. One of the most beautiful casas in the city is the Casa de Pilatos. This place also has a great royal history. Casa de Pilatos Seville Spain Entrance Casa de Pilatos in Seville Spain square own picture Some royal history In 1478, a tribunal of the Spanish Inquisition was founded to judge Jews and Muslims that hadn't converted to Christianity. It was Don Pedro Enriques, the chief governor of Andalusia and his second wife Doña Catalina de Ribera, who acquired in the late 15th. century several sites confiscated by the Inquisition in the centre of Seville, to the north-east of the cathedral. They planned to build a palace worthy of the union of two great lineages (families). Pedro Enriquez (also written with a z at the end) was a direct descendant of Fadrique de Castilla (1334-1358). This Fadrique was a twin and a step-brother of K...

The lovely country Portugal and its former royal history always have fascinated me, due to the strong family ties with the noble house of Saxe-Coburg. But if we went further back in time, Portugal only was ruled by members of the noble house of Aviz. Coat of Arms of Portugal Source picture: Wikipedia Some royal history On 22 October 1383, King Ferdinand I of Portugal died at the age of 37, he left the country with a dynastic crisis. Ferdinand's widow Leonor Telles was disliked by the nobility and the people for having had her first marriage annuled in order to marry King Ferdinand I. Ferdinand's only heir was a daughter Beatrice and she had married John I of Castile, who claimed the Portuguese throne in the name of his wife. Ferdinand I of Portugal Source picture: Wikipedia Coat of Arms Portugal own picture taken in 2017 However in April 1385, in the middle of a popular revolt and civil war, the Cortes of Coimbra declared John of Aviz as...

If you want to know more about the history of World War II, the book Churchill and The King, written by historian Kenneth Weisbrode is certainly worth to read. Churchill and The King is about the wartime alliance of two complete different but yet the same people during a severe crisis. This book was published on March 31st. 2015 by Penguin Books, it contained 224 pages devided in a preface and 10 chapters. Winston Churchill Source picture: Wikipedia Though there are some excellent biographies of both Churchill and King George VI, this book digged out the relationship between one of the two most important men of World War II. The author first talked about the history of these two noble men. He made excellent comparisons between King George VI and Churchill. He mentioned their education, their childhood and most of all about their family. The two had more in common than anyone may have thought. When the war started in 1940, Churchill replaced Chamberlain as Pr...

One of the most amazing shopping experiences of France is located at the corner of the rue La Fayette and the Chaussée d'Antin in Paris. It received the name: Galeries Lafayette. Besides the great shopping experience, Galeries Lafayette also has a great history which started already in the 19th. century. Galeries Lafayette Christmas shopping in Paris France Some History In 1893, two men Théophile Bader and his nephew Alphonse Kahn associated to open a 'novelty store' at the rue Lafayette in Paris. This took place between 1894 and 1895. Then it had a surface of 70 square meters. During the years the two could acquire the buildings around their Galeries. Bader commissioned the architect Georges Chedanne and his pupil Ferdinand Chanut to design their new store at the Haussmann location. This was built in the Art Nouveau style and the works were finished in 1912. After 1940, the original owners, who were Jews, lost their Galeries. But nowadays the G...