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January 3, 1924. Archeologists crowd into an ancient Egyptian tomb to uncover what awaits them in the unopened burial chamber. The world is waiting to find out. That’s because two years before, the discovery of the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun revealed antiquities so dazzling ...  عرض المزيد

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has brought joy and sparkle to Midtown Manhattan since the early 1930s. The annual festivities may seem steady and timeless but this holiday icon actually has a surprisingly dramatic history. Millions tune in each year to watch the tree light ...  عرض المزيد

For centuries Spain had been an outlier in Europe due to its religious diversity; Christians, Jews, and Muslims all existed reasonably peacefully across the Iberian peninsula. Under Isabelle of Castile that all changed. She began the Spanish Inquisition and brought to the fore a ...  عرض المزيد

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue ... and Ferdinand, king of Aragon, and Isabella, queen of Castile expelled the Jewish population from Spain.

Estamos en Semana Santa y echo mucho de menos España, pero no es por motivos religiosos. Muchas personas piensan que España es un país muy religioso, pero no es verdad. España ya no es un país tan católico como antes. De todo eso hablamos en el episodio de hoy. Escucha todos los ...  عرض المزيد

Dans cet épisode de Crousti-History, on vous parle de l’inquisition espagnole. ¡ Vamos ! L’Espagne est en pleine Reconquista et le gouvernement fait de la foi catholique sa priorité. Le Pape charge les rois catholiques de désigner leur inquisiteur. Ils ne rigolaient pas : se conv ...  عرض المزيد