Actualités ac261/1502
A Spy, a Map, and the Quest for Power in 16th-Century Europe
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 07:46:00 GMT
In 1502, as Europeans hungrily looked to the vast new continent across the Atlantic Ocean, innovative maps of these unfamiliar territories became objects of power and intrigue. Alberto Cantino ...
James IV (r.1488-1513)
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:00:00 GMT
Even so, he was anxious to maintain peace with England and concluded a peace treaty in 1502. After the death of his mistress Margaret Drummond, who was poisoned along with her sisters, presumably to ...