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January 13, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Confucius speaks of perfecting nobility,
Mencius speaks of choosing duty.
It is only by fulfilling duty to the upmost,
That one obtains nobility.
What does one learn,
Studying the classics of the Sages
From this point on,
I can perhaps be free from shame.
~Wen Tianxiang Death Poem
Mencius speaks of choosing duty.
It is only by fulfilling duty to the upmost,
That one obtains nobility.
What does one learn,
Studying the classics of the Sages
From this point on,
I can perhaps be free from shame.
~Wen Tianxiang Death Poem
January 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Confucius speaks of perfecting nobility,
Mencius speaks of choosing duty.
It is only by fulfilling duty to the upmost,
That one obtains nobility.
What does one learn,
Studying the classics of the Sages
From this point on,
I can perhaps be free from shame.
~Wen Tianxiang Death Poem
Mencius speaks of choosing duty.
It is only by fulfilling duty to the upmost,
That one obtains nobility.
What does one learn,
Studying the classics of the Sages
From this point on,
I can perhaps be free from shame.
~Wen Tianxiang Death Poem
Humans, since antiquity, have all found death;
Leave our red hearts to shrine in the writ of history.
~Wen Tianxiang
Leave our red hearts to shrine in the writ of history.
~Wen Tianxiang
January 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Humans, since antiquity, have all found death;
Leave our red hearts to shrine in the writ of history.
~Wen Tianxiang
Leave our red hearts to shrine in the writ of history.
~Wen Tianxiang
December 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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December 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Sigismund was the last male member of the House of Luxembourg. His death was a turning point, as the imperial title soon passed to the Habsburg dynasty through his son-in-law, Albert II.
December 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Sigismund was the last male member of the House of Luxembourg. His death was a turning point, as the imperial title soon passed to the Habsburg dynasty through his son-in-law, Albert II.
Sigismund inherited the Kingdom of Bohemia but spent much of his reign fighting the Hussite Wars, a violent religious uprising sparked by the execution of Jan Hus, to whom Sigismund had controversially granted safe conduct.
December 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Sigismund inherited the Kingdom of Bohemia but spent much of his reign fighting the Hussite Wars, a violent religious uprising sparked by the execution of Jan Hus, to whom Sigismund had controversially granted safe conduct.
December 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
He left behind a reputation as: "𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯, 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵."
December 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
He left behind a reputation as: "𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯, 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵."
He is famous for granting remission of sins to all who died of the plague
Clement stayed in Avignon, where he personally supervised care for the sick and oversaw the pastoral care of the dying. Remarkably, he never contracted the Plague.
Clement stayed in Avignon, where he personally supervised care for the sick and oversaw the pastoral care of the dying. Remarkably, he never contracted the Plague.
December 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
He is famous for granting remission of sins to all who died of the plague
Clement stayed in Avignon, where he personally supervised care for the sick and oversaw the pastoral care of the dying. Remarkably, he never contracted the Plague.
Clement stayed in Avignon, where he personally supervised care for the sick and oversaw the pastoral care of the dying. Remarkably, he never contracted the Plague.
This unification set the stage for Charlemagne to embark on his massive conquests and reforms, ultimately leading to him being crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor in the year 800!
December 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This unification set the stage for Charlemagne to embark on his massive conquests and reforms, ultimately leading to him being crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor in the year 800!