But the man born in Ghent in 1500 and raised in Mechelen would abdicate in Brussels at the age of 55. Thursday 27 July 2023. ... Charles oversaw the Spanish conquest of the New World, including the ...

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Keeping our gaze on Jesus, we must learn to give a name and voice even to sadness, fear, anguish, indignation, bringing ...

Two centuries after his downfall, Napoleon remains both revered and controversial in France — but above all, unavoidable.

Visit the 17th-century Monastery of Panagia Kremasti, built into a dramatic hillside. Do not miss: The Temple of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

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