The Battle of Mohács, the town in southern Hungary situated near the border with Croatia, took place on Wednesday, August 29, 1526.

It was fought between the forces of the Kingdom of Hungary and the invading Ottoman Empire, also known as the Turkish Empire.  

The Ottomans achieved a decisive victory and expanded into the southern Kingdom of Hungary.

They frequently made looting incursions, including stealing people, into Upper Hungary for more than 150 years until 1683 when they were defeated in the Battle of Vienna.

WORDS
incursion: a sudden attack, raid.

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John Skelton was an English poet and tutor to King Henry VIII of England.

He was born in the second half of the 15th century.

Like most rap artists his background was not glamorous. He even spent some time in prison and had reputation of heavy drinking and womanizing.

He criticized politicians or used rude remarks  in his poems and invented a single – rhyme pattern which can be repeated for as long as the poet likes.

He gave the world phrases as “I smell a rat“, “By hook or crook“, “In spite of his teeth.

Later, in 1498, he became a priest.

WORDS
tutor: a private teacher. 
to womanize: to seduce multiple women to have a relationship with them.
rude: not polite, offensive. 

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The ballista is an ancient weapon for hurling large stones at a distant target.

The very first ballista was developed from two weapons, oxybeles and gastraphetes in the Greek town of Syracuse.

WORDS
to hurl: to throw something with a force. 

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An outlaw named Juro Jánošík was born to a poor family in the north region of Central Europe, today’s Slovakia, in 1688.

He and his friend formed a group of outlaws that robbed the rich merchants and the nobility.

They shared part of their loot with the poor.

The group under Jánošík’s leadership never killed anyone which is almost unbelievable in those times.

Jánošík was caught and executed in 1713.

He was offered a pardon in exchange for naming his associates and location of the loot. He refused to give away any information, so a hook was pierced through his side and he was left dangling on the gallows to die.

Legend has it his last words were: “If you baked me, you should eat me.”

WORDS
outlaw: (in the past) a person who has broken the law and lives separately from the society.  
the nobility: people of the highest social rank.
pardon: to make free from the legal penalty.  
to dangle: to hang loosely.

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Empress Maria Theresa was the absolute sovereign who ruled the Austro-Hungarian empire for forty years in the 18th century.

She gave birth to sixteen children and still managed to implement several significant reforms.

She wanted to educate her empire and introduced the schooling system compulsory for children between ages 6-12 of all levels of society.   

Her other reforms included the areas of public health, administration, forestry and military.  

WORDS
empress: a woman ruler of great power.
sovereign: a monarch, a  king or queen. 
compulsory: required, mandatory. 

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Robin Hood, a noble skilled in archery and swordsmanship, became an outlaw in the time of King Richard the Lionheart.

He hid in Sherwood Forest with his Merry Men, a band of outlaws and a girlfriend Maid Marion.

Traditionally dressed in Lincoln green this rogue group of outlaws would ambush and rob the rich, then give most of the loot to the poor people, who were heavily ‘ tithed ‘ or taxed to pay for the war being conducted by King Richard in far away Jerusalem.

Robin, despite the many devious plots of the Sheriff of Nottingham, always avoided capture.

He was finally given a full pardon by King Richard when the King returned from the Crusades.

WORDS
archery: shooting arrows.
swordsmanship: using swords.
to tithe: to demand the tenth part usually of agricultural produce for the support of the kingdom or the like.
pardon: the act of forgiving someone.

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Currently living in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are around 6 million inhabitants.

But there might be now more people of Irish descent living abroad than in their home country, especially in the United States.

The Great Famine in Ireland during the period between 1845 and 1852 was one of several pressing reasons for the poorer Irish to emigrate.

Potato blight, raging across Europe in those times, brought deprivation and starvation to the Irish lower classes.

Potatoes were the staple crop for most of the population living in Ireland during this period. In order to avoid mass starvation only emigration, mainly to the Americas, was a way for family survival.

Wherever the Irish settled they have never forgotten their family roots or the reason why their ancestors were forced away from their homeland.

WORDS
descent: the origin of a person.
descent in other languages

blight: a disease of plants.
blight in other languages

The Americas (also America): North and South America.

ancestor: someone who is your relative and who lived a long time ago.
ancestor in other languages

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It has been a popular belief throughout history that Cleopatra, the Egyptian queen, was a woman of outstanding beauty.

However, a Roman coin that is currently on display at the University of Newcastle in England might change some people’s minds.

The coin shows a woman with a protruding chin, a sharp nose and thin lips.

Great men of literature, such as Shakespeare and Chaucer, have written about the beauty of Cleopatra.

WORDS
to protrude: to stick out from something.  
protrude in other languages

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A barbican is a fortified watchtower above a gate or drawbridge which was used as the outer defence of a walled city or castle.

WORDS
drawbridge: a bridge that can be raised or brought down.

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