Short Stories

The martial and pious death of Don John of Austria: “A man sent by God”

October 28, 2010

Tunis was lost because Don John could not reach it in time

October 25, 2010

Don John called his lion Austria

October 21, 2010

Don John is offered the kingdoms of Albania and Morea

October 18, 2010

Fatima Cadem, daughter of Ali Pasha, asks Don John to release her captured brothers

October 14, 2010

Pope Saint Pius V has a vision announcing the victory of Lepanto

October 11, 2010

Don John of Austria used an ivory crucifix to inspire his men before Lepanto

October 4, 2010

Don John of Austria’s calm self-command seeing the power of the Turkish armada

September 30, 2010

St. Louis of France: A king’s might lies in the affection of his people

September 27, 2010

The Duke of Noailles: Noble superiority while risking life and limb during war

September 23, 2010

The Duke of Guise: One must fight to the last even amidst seemingly impossible odds

September 21, 2010

The Constable of Bourbon: the common good always comes first

September 20, 2010

Absolutism distanced royal authority from the tempered organic monarchy of the Middle Ages

September 13, 2010

The Dauphin, the tutor and Diogenes

September 8, 2010

Marie Antoinette reprimands the Dauphin for whistling

September 6, 2010

Louis XII of France: Honor is something more precious than a kingdom

September 2, 2010

Charlemagnes give rise to Rolands

August 29, 2010

The Marquess of Pontelena checks the absolutism of Joseph I, King of Portugal

August 28, 2010

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