A peace treaty in 1420 disowned the French prince, Charles of Valois, for certain accusations, and King Henry V was made ruler of both England and France. ... With no military training, Joan convinced the prince Charles of Valois to allow her to lead a French army to the city of Orléans, where it achieved a victory over the English and their French allies, the Burgundians. After seeing the prince crowned, Joan was captured by Anglo-Burgundian forces, tried for witchcraft and heresy and burned at the stake in 1431 when she was 19. ...

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On July 2, 1870, Louis learned that a prince, who was related to the King of Prussia, was a candidate for the throne of Spain. Feeling threatened by this, Napoleon III used his power to force the Hohenzollern prince to drop out of the running. ...

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Since childhood, traveling has always been one of my hobbies. In the summer of 2002, my four friends and I planned to take a seven day trip to Europe. Most of Europe lies in latitudes more northerly than New York, due to which it has warm, Atlantic currents with moderate temperature. The Alps can b...

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