On the wedding day, Nov. 14, 1501, the bride and groom were each 14. Catherine, a pale, red-haired, blue-eyed beauty with a brilliant mind, was the adored youngest child of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. Arthur, named for the legendary King Arthur, was the first-born son of Henry VII of England. What the king loved…
Category: Spain
The year was 1800
The painting, The Naked Maja is known as the first pornographic picture ever. The horrified Church authorities demanded the artist, Francisco Goya, paint clothing on her or they would destroy the canvas. Worse, the model was suspected to be the13th Duchess of Alba, and she was looking straight at the painter – no embarrassment here!…
The year was 1522
Hernan Cortés was known for killing Aztecs, but did he murder his wife with an axe? The Aztecs, a sect of the Nahuatl Indians, lived in Mexico for about 300 years. An advanced civilization with mammoth stone buildings, including pyramids, an alphabet and an extremely accurate calendar system, the Aztecs had a few flaws, including…