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421 - Base Venice. Only, perhaps, the European city that has preserved to the present time the medieval ambiance, character and charm. Nearly 400 bridges, 150 canals and 118 islands. This statistic. It is dry and unemotional.
But Venetian glass, the same origin lace - is another matter. There are museums, theaters, conservatory, university. It appeared first in Europe, public Opera (1637-1812). And yet, and spa and lots and lots of ... It turns out that in addition to quite naturally developed shipbuilding acquired old Venice and nonferrous metal and
Khimprom Well, in the end, just world significance tourist center. Famous kinofest, a lot of art and architectural exhibitions. Mecca, so to speak

1306 - Robert Bruce becomes King of Scotland. Of course, the Oscar-winning biopic of Mel Gibson's "Braveheart" is remembered by many, but there were in fact, who knows. And in fact Bruce dostatochneo long Hacked with the British for the independence of Scotland, which at the time of his coming to power was not an independent state. And even after the de facto independence in 1314, after the battle of Bannock Burn, where the British still gouging once again, England for nearly fifteen years he did not recognize independent of its northern neighbor. It was only in 1328 said. "Okay»
And Bruce ... he is revered in Scotland greatest ruler

1532 - Published "History of Florence" Machiavelli. From a distance, this voluminous treatise in Rome. He worked on it Machiavelli commissioned by the Florentine university, which was subordinate to the Cardinal Giulio de 'Medici.
In fact, the difficulty that he did nod Medici family, which in the late 15th century, was expelled from Florence, but then failed to regain its position and return to power. And Machiavelli, as a man of democratic convictions, was in disgrace.

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