'The Education of Charles V' by Willem Geets, 1889.
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'The Education of Charles V' by Willem Geets, 1889.
An infographic of the seven times the city of Rome was sacked. Across more than 1,900 years (390 BCE–1527 CE), the sacks of Rome reveal not a single moment of collapse, but a recurring pattern of vulnerability shaped by shifting political systems, military power, and imperial overstretch. From the Republican era through the Western and Eastern Roman Empires and into the early modern period, Rome’s fortunes rose and fell with the structures meant to protect it.
How a classic architecture text became a playbook for autocratic Renaissance princes: "Vitruvius & the Warlords" from @nybooks.com (Plus- The Sack of Rome)
Analyzing the architecture of authoritarianism: https://roughlydaily.com/2025/05/06/firmness-utility-and-beauty/
Le donjon de Charles V (1364-70) eet la chapelle (1379-1559) du Château de Vincennes avant la nuit tombée, prélude à “Helsingor, Château d'Hamlet” spectacle immersif par la troupe de Léonard Matton - d'après la pièce de théâtre "La Tragique Histoire d'Hamlet, Prince de Danemark" de William Shakespeare (circa 1603) - avril 2024.
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IL Y A 655 ANS | Pose de la première pierre de la Bastille ➽ http://bit.ly/Premiere-Pierre-Bastille Le 22 avril 1370, le prévôt de Paris Hugues Aubriot pose la première pierre de la Bastille. A l’époque, elle n’a pas encore vocation à devenir une prison. Dans l’esprit de Charles V, il s’agit simplement de renforcer la défense de Paris
12 avril 1365 : traité de Guérande mettant fin à la première guerre de Succession de Bretagne ➽ http://bit.ly/Traite-Guerande-1365 Au terme des accords de Guérande, qui mettent fin à la guerre de Succession de Bretagne ayant éclaté en 1341 et se déroulant parallèlement à la guerre de Cent Ans, la Maison de Blois, soutenue par le roi de France, cède ses droits sur le duché breton
22 avril 1370 : pose de la première pierre de la Bastille ➽ http://bit.ly/Premiere-Pierre-Bastille C’est le jour où le prévôt de Paris, Hugues Aubriot, pose la première pierre de la Bastille. A l’époque, elle n’a pas encore vocation à devenir une prison. Dans l’esprit de Charles V, il s’agit simplement de renforcer la défense de Paris