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YekPare: A 8500 Year Old Tour of Istanbul

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 03:31 PM PDT


'YEKPARE' (monolithic) from nerdworking on Vimeo.

"Yekpare" is a storyteller which narrates the 8500 year story of Istanbul. The story embraces symbols from Pagans to Roman Empire, from Byzantine Empire to Latin Empire, and finally from Ottoman Empire to Istanbul at the present day. The story is projected on the Haydarpaşa Train Station, as history comes alive in artistic expressions. 

The Tudor Dynasty

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 03:14 PM PDT

The Tudor dynasty reigned for 118 years,after the first Tudor King,Henry Tudor, defeated Richard III at the battle of Bosworth in August 1485.

The death of the Yorkist king and defeat of his army, saw the end of the War of the Roses, that had raged for 32 years, from 1455 to 1487.

The war of the Roses were a series of civil wars fought between the houses of York and Lancaster.The name was based on their badges, the white rose for the house of Lancaster, the red for the house of York.

 From the In Depth Story: The Tudor Dynasty; A Family History via DeeBee

Picture via : Wikipedia

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