The city would be plundered after the defeat of Duke Eudes at the Battle of the River Garonne. Then, after the 12th century, the city regained a place of prominence when Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine married King Henry II of England. English presence in...

A name that sounds like... an ancient rose, descendant of the famous Damask rose... and a love story that has become a myth over the centuries. According to the legend, the name of this variety was inspired by Rosamund Clifford, a woman of great...

A large percentage of the nobility of the European nobility can claim descent from Charlemagne. He had 20 children. With a little effort, almost everyone of European descent can find the path to Charlemagne. If your ancestors are from England or...

Speaking of which: As director Andrew Barnicle acknowledges in his program notes, a playgoer just about needs a score card to navigate the work’s medieval maze of relationships and real-life story backdrop. The “lion” of the title is the cunning Henry...

No…give me an actual Sabres network, not just one that the powers that be in NYC let us peons borrow on their sufferance. "I could have conquered Europe, all of it, but I had women in my life." Rangers, Devils, Islanders then the Sabres. "If we needed...

"I really want to listen to the game that RJ calls when he finally gets to shout out, 'Buffalo wins the Stanley Cup.'" "Do it or Die Trying." Fun fact: the Caps and the Sens are the only two teams the Sabres have beaten by more than 1 goal since...