The Last Battle of the Crusades (8-14 September)

The army of Suliman the Magnificent under the command of Mustapha Pasha had landed on the island on 19 May and begun siege operations four days later. The epic and finally successful defence was led by the Grand Master of the Hospitallers, Jean Parisot de la Valette. It showed the Christian world that ( Read more... )

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This re-imagining of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s dogged enforcer, is replete with vivid 16th-century details


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