Flo's History

  Europe abounds with castles, let them be in good shapes or ruins they have become part of the landscape. Of course, some had a greater impact on history than others, and one of such bastion is the Fortress of Rheinfels. The place had a long history, going all the way back to the latter days of the medieval era as it was originally built in 1245. The Comte Dieter Von Katzenelnbogen, part of the greater Holy Roman Empire, in order to tax the ships travelling on the Rhin river. It was part of a group of other such fortifications built by the Comte to ensure better control over the river as it was a major trade route in central Europe. Of course, the Fortress of Rheinfels was the greatest of this group, so it became the main court of the Comte. This claim would rapidly be put to the test as a coalition of 26 smaller cities, tired of the heavy taxes put by the Katzenelnbogen organized an army to destroy it. The army was nothing short of formidable for the time, no less than 1000 knigh...

  The field of Hastings is famous for one major event in England history, the Battle of Hastings. This battle opposed King William of Normandy, referred to as “the bastard” due to his commoner mother, and Harold, who seized the throne from his father Edward the Confessor. This conflict came from the fact that Edward had proclaimed William to be his successor. The decision was initially supported by Harold, swearing upon holy relics, that he’ll serve the Norman king once his father dies. It is speculated that Harold did so because William was holding his family hostage, and the Norman wasn’t known for being the nicest person. Anyways, once Edward died, Harold proclaimed that his father changed his mind on the succession and crowned himself the very same day. This claim is quite dubious since Edward was famous for being relatively close to the Norman and William. Furthermore, Harold had no proof of what he was saying outside of his words. He broke protocol by crowning himself the sam...