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1331 – Stefan Uroš III, after months of anarchy, surrenders to his fival son Stefan Dušan, who succeeds as King of Serbia. 1772 – Swedish King Gustav III crowns his coup d’état with a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule and becomes an enlightened despot, as was the fashion at the time….
British prime minister, author and statesman Winston Churchill (1874-1965) suggested that history would be kind to him as he intended to write it. This is broadly true, as while we may wish it undesirable, history is written by the victors and much of what we know about the past is inaccurate. What do you think?…
