György Kurtág: the vigorous hundred years of the last great renovator of post-war music
Hungarian composer György Kurtág celebrates his centenary by premiering his second opera and participating in festivals worldwide, reflecting on his significant yet concentrated contributions to post-war music.
"And then I saw him" – The hunt for the hidden Maurus shrine was a crime story
The article narrates the thrilling story of the hidden Maurus shrine in Czechoslovakia, which had not been seen for a hundred years, involving elements such as communist investigators and European nobility amid the Cold War.
Taiwan's secret plans under Chinese scrutiny: the spy war overwhelms Taipei
China is intensifying military exercises near Taiwan while conducting a sophisticated recruitment campaign for insiders in Taipei's military and public sectors, offering money in exchange for confidential information, with over a hundred individuals involved in espionage operations in recent years.
The peasant girl who saved France was burned alive at just 20 years old
Ivana Orleanska, a pivotal figure in French history and a saint, led troops and changed the course of the Hundred Years' War before being executed at the age of 20.
The English made no prisoners among the French
The article discusses the famous Battle of Agincourt in 1415 during the Hundred Years' War, highlighting its depiction by Enguerrand de Monstrelet and its historical context during a significant church council in Constance.