The International Committee of the Red Cross is a non-profit organization that results from the observations and experiences of the Swiss businessman Henry Dunant out of the battles of Solferino and San Martino. The independent organization is dedicated to the protection of life, health and dignity, as well as the alleviation of the suffering of...
The British East India Company was a company which, at the insistence of rich and influential English merchants of Queen Elizabeth I, for the first 15 years, on December 31, 1600, received a license to handle all trade with India.
In addition, the company was allowed to appoint its governor and the 24 directors.
Over time, the...
The German Order, also known as the Order of the Teutonic Order or Knights of the Teutonic Knights, is a religious community similar to that of the Knights of St. John or the Maltese Order.
Foundation:
During the period of the Third Crusade and the Siege of Acre 1189-1191 prevailed in the local area inadequate sanitary conditions....
