Black Legend

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History

Images

Titian: detail of Philip II

Discover

Colorful winter sunset

What's the Difference Between a Solstice and an Equinox?

World Data Locator Map: Australia

Is Australia an Island?

Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland

The Largest Islands in the World

The Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. (Civil War, Pennsylvania)

9 Worst Generals in History

Facsimile of one of William Henry Ireland's forgeries, a primitive self-portrait of William Shakespeare(tinted engraving). Published for Samuel Ireland, Norfolk Street, Strand, December 1, 1795. (W.H. Ireland, forgery)

The Time a Law Clerk Successfully Forged a New Shakespeare Play to Impress His Dad

Panama Canal infographic

Timeline and Map of the Panama Canal

Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England

7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals

Black Legend: Media

Spanish history

Images

Titian: detail of Philip II

Titian: detail of Philip II

Philip II, detail of an oil painting by Titian; in the Corsini Gallery,...

Alinari/Art Resource, New York