One of the most popular streaming series of recent years, FX's ‘Shogun’ is based on James Clavell's novel of the same name that he wrote in 1975. This book had already inspired the famous 1980 mini-series, which also received positive reviews. However, not everyone knows that both the book and both mini-series are based on a true story and are a pretty good chronicle of the formation of the real Tokugawa Shogunate. Today, we'll break down what really happened in Japan after the events shown in Shogun.

In the depths of ancient Carthage, where sandstorms whispered the secrets of millennia and the stars seemed closer than anywhere else, an event took place that still makes the blood run cold in the veins of those who hear about it. It is the story of the predictions of an elder from the temple of Baal-Hamon, the god of the sun and fertility. His name has been almost forgotten by time, but his prophecies remain alive, like dark shadows slipping through the pages of history.

In 1835, a comical story known as the ‘Battle of the Guns and Ducks’ took place in the American city of Baltimore. The local artillery regiment decided to hold a firing demonstration for the townspeople. The regiment's commander, Captain William MacDougall, was known for his love of military glitz and his desire to impress the public.

The ashes of Peter III, the deposed Russian emperor, were exhumed 222 years ago. On 13 December 1796, Paul I, who ascended the throne, ordered his father's remains, buried in the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, to be taken out and brought to the Winter Palace.