Poland holds a vote, and the Prince de Conti, from the House of Bourbon ... attacking the Swedish powerhouse with the alliance of Denmark, Prussia, and Saxony. Augustus has entered the war as the king ...

Poland used to choose its monarchs through elections, a unique system unthinkable elsewhere. But it turns out it wasn’t only Poles who were throwing their hat into the ring, including an English ...

After his victory at the battle of Actium, Augustus was a hero to the Roman people. But he knew that the Senate still viewed him with suspicion. Augustus was very aware of the bloody fate of his ...