Married Into an Empire
On 12 April 1801, a one-eyed, unlettered twenty-year-old was crowned Maharaja of Punjab. He struck no coin in his own name and built his empire as much through marriage as through the sword.
Posts from April 12, 2026
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The Wrong City
On 12 April 1204, Crusaders breached the walls of Constantinople. They had set out to free Jerusalem. They ended up sacking the greatest Christian city in the world - and dismantling the one barrier standing between Europe and the Ottoman advance.