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What Did Viking Warriors Wear In Order to Stay Warm in Those Cold North Winters?

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The Vikings were Norse or Scandinavian people famous for being pirates, explorers, and merchants who raided and colonized areas in Europe. Norsemen used their...
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How the Mongol Empire Rose to Power Will Make You Respect Them Even More

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The Empire of Genghis Khan  The Empire of Genghis Khan, the greatest in extent the world has ever seen (it was six thousand miles from...
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What Kind of Food Was Common Among the People in the Middle ages?

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Back in the Middle Ages, there were very various types of food. Who you were, where you lived, and whether the harvest was good or...
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The Marian Army Reforms , What did Gaius Marius do to change Rome ?

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Gaius Marius Gaius Marius comes from a latin family, that lived  in a village close to the town of Arpinum. His parents didn't give him any...
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The 7 Ways Medieval English Soldiers Were Recruited For Battle

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Recruiting a soldier for battle is not the easiest task one can have, especially in the medieval ages. In a period where most were...
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Maria Theresa, The Last Emperor From the Habsburg House - The Biggest Family in the World

Maria Theresa, The Last Emperor From the Habsburg House – The...

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Maria held the following titles: Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Transylvania, Mantua, Milan, Lodomeria and Galicia, the Austrian Netherlands and Parma. Plus by marriage, she was Duchess of Lorraine, Grand Duchess of Tuscany and Holy Roman Empress.
Catherine The Great - The First Woman to be Called "The Great"

Catherine The Great – The First Woman to be Called “The...

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Catherine came from German heritage.  She had a disturbing childhood, but her family pulled the right strings, and along with the help of Fredrick the great she was soon to be marrying the future King of Russia, Peter III.

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Biggest Misconceptions About European Knights And Crusaders

Biggest Misconceptions About European Knights And Crusaders

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Here we list some of the biggest misconceptions that people had about European knights and crusdaers during the medieval period.
History Of British Battle Equipment Over 1000 Years

History Of British Battle Equipment Over 1000 Years

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From 1066 to 2014, we have created a short gallery of images depicting the many items soldiers had to carry to war. 

Ancient History

How People With Mental Illnesses Were Treated in the Middle Ages

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A mental illness can be caused by a lot of factors, be it environmental, psychological, or genetic. These disorders influence the cognitive ability of...

The Battle of Erigon Valley 358 BC and How Philip III...

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Philip was in a bad position and the enemies were at the gates. He managed to play them for his benefit and afterwards made...

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List of Dictatorships by Death Toll – The Top 10 Biggest Mass Killings in History

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10. North Korean Crimes against humanity 1948-present North Korea continues to be one of the most repressive governments in the world with the world's lowest...
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The 10 Grusome Steps of the William Wallace Death

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After the execution of William Wallace, his body was cut into four pieces and shown around the country to demonstrate what would happen to rebels.
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How different were Swedish, Danish and Norwegian Vikings?

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Today we refer to Viking Age Scandinavians generally as Vikings as though they were one group. But the people known as Vikings weren't an...
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10 Common Medieval Soldier Types

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1) Spearmen: As their name suggests, these types of infantry used spears most commonly combined with a shield, and were the most numerous medieval soilders...
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Greatest Historical Leaders From Asia That You Must Know About

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1) Genghis Khan: The most well-known asian leaders in history is none other but Genghis Khan. Born Temujin and into a noble family from a clan...
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How People With Mental Illnesses Were Treated in the Middle Ages

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A mental illness can be caused by a lot of factors, be it environmental, psychological, or genetic. These disorders influence the cognitive ability of...
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Timeline Of The Viking Era And Why Did It Stop

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The reign of the Vikings started when Norwegian Vikings went westwards and southwards in Europe in the search for gold and rich goods to...
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The Battle of Erigon Valley 358 BC and How Philip III Came to Power

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Philip was in a bad position and the enemies were at the gates. He managed to play them for his benefit and afterwards made...
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The Battle of Chaeronea 338 BC and Philip of Macedon Dominance Over the Greek States

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How Philip the ruler of Macedon fought the famous battle of Chaeronea and destroyed the Greek States. Note that the video is not the...
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The Battle of Teutoburg Forest 9 AD and the Huge Loss of the Roman Empire

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This is a famous battle that took place under Octavian's rule. This is a major victory for the Germanic tribes and also caused a...
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The Battle of Clontarf 1014 AD and the End of Viking Power in Ireland

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A famous battle that shows the end of the Viking dominance in Ireland. Watching this video will give you good information on what...
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The Battle of Granicus 334 BC – The First Major Victory for Alexander of Macedon

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This is the first battle that Alexander won against the Persian king and his forces. This battle started his conquest and is really important,...
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The Battle of Tours 732 AD and the Hammer’s Crushing Victory Against the Umayyad’s

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How Charles Martel known as the Hammer stopped the Arabic invasion further into Europe. He was a ruler of the Frankish kingdom and this...
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The Battle of Morgarten 1315 AD – 1,500 Swiss Forces Crushing a Huge Army

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Learn how the Swiss Confederacy  ambushed the group of Austrian units from the Holy Roman Empire and near the Morgarten Pass destroyed their army. ...
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The Famous Battle of Issus 333 BC – The Second Great Battle of Alexander’s Conquest

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A great video showing the master tactics of Alexander the king of Macedon and his generals, crushing the Persian forces. Note that the sources...
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The Battle of Fulford 1066 AD – The Final Years of the Viking Age

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The King of Norway Known as "The Hard Ruler" was a huge mountain looking dude that wanted to take over the English throne. This...
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The First Battle For England’s Throne – The Battle of Stamford Bridge 1066 AD

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This is a famous battle for England's history and it also has big importance. First it had impact for the second battle to come...
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