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During the French Revolution (1789-99) the name changed again, this time to Place des Piques. In 1792 a statue of Louis XIV ...

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From forgotten medieval relics and the decaying remnants of war to vacant hotels and deserted towns, Europe is full of ...

From compound interest 5000 years ago, to Henry VIII's financially advantageous divorce and Hitler's attempt to wreck the ...