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The Discovery of America

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The discovery of America is an event as a result of which for the inhabitants of the Old World (Europe) a new part of...
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Arab Conquest of the Iberian Peninsula

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The Arab rulers of the Maghreb did not have a well-thought-out plan for the conquest of West Gothic Hispania. In fact, most of the...
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Arab Conquest of North Africa

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The first invasion The first officially organized invasion of North Africa by the Caliphate began in 647. After leaving Medina, 20,000 Arabs joined in Memphis...
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Arab Conquest of Persia – Sassanian Empire

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The Arab conquest of Sassanian Iran took place in the middle of the 7th century and put an end to the existence of the...
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The Famous Medieval Arabic Conquests

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The first invasion It began with the conquest of the Middle East. Byzantium lost the Levant, and the Sassanid state lost Mesopotamia. The confrontation with Byzantium...
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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

The Famous Medieval Arabic Conquests

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The first invasion It began with the conquest of the Middle East. Byzantium lost the Levant, and the Sassanid state lost Mesopotamia. The confrontation with Byzantium...

Prehistory and Ancient History of Latvia

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Mesolithic The territory of Latvia began to free itself from the glacier around 14000 B.C. however, only in about 9000 B.C. here the first settlers...

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How Syphilitic “Zombies” Wandered During The Renaissance In Europe

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Syphilis is a very serious disease. The origins of this disease it’s still unknown, but currently there are two theories, which can potentially tell...
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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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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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The Peculiar History of Ogham – 4 Origin Theories

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Historians claim that the origin of the Ogham alphabet is estimated to have originated from the 4th century of the common era. There are theories...
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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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Ancient History

Early Middle Ages of Estonia & Early Christian Period

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The name "Estonia" first mentioned by Cassiodorus in his Letters (Book. V, Letters 1-2). It is a controversial question about the territory inhabited by the...
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Ancient History

Prehistoric and Ancient Estonia

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Mesolithic Up to the end of the last glaciation, about 10 thousand years B.C., the territory of Estonia was not inhabited by people. The earliest traces...
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Africa

Algeria Under French Rule

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In 1848, Algeria was declared a territory of France, divided into departments headed by prefects and by the French governor-general. The February Revolution of 1848...
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Modern History

The Conquest of Algeria by France

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In 1830, the French were equipped with a huge expedition of 100 military and 357 transport ships with a land force of 35,000 men...
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Africa

Medieval History of Algeria

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In the 7th century, Arabs invaded Algeria and the country's territory became part of the Arab Caliphate. Islamization occurred (and later - Arabization) of...
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Africa

Prehistoric North Africa – Neolithic Period

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The rock carvings of the Sahara, of which the most famous are the drawings from Tassilin-Adjer in Algeria, reflect living scenes of everyday life...
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Africa

Prehistoric North Africa – Paleolithic Period

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Lower and Middle Paleolithic During the excavations on the territory of the Sahara in Ain al-Khaneh (Ain el Hanech) near the Algerian city ​​of Said,...
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Medieval History

Medieval History of Morocco

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Morocco as part of the Arab Caliphate By the beginning of the VIII century, Morocco was inhabited by Berber tribes from the Sanhaj group: Gomara...
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Africa

Prehistory and Ancient History of Morocco

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People inhabited the territory of Morocco from the early Paleolithic (700-500 thousand years ago); In the Casablanca area (Thomas I, Homo rhodesiensis ) and...
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Modern History

The Empire of Brazil

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In 1807, when Napoleon’s army began the war against Portugal, it was decided to transport the king and his court to Rio de Janeiro,...
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Modern History

Early History of Brazil

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The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 defined the boundaries of possessions between Spain and Portugal along the meridian of 49 ° 32'56 "W. D....
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Medieval History

Burgundian Dynasty of Portugal 1139 – 1383 Years

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Reconquista The founder of the state is Afonso I. On July 25, 1139, he won a tremendous victory at Ourique, after which his soldiers proclaimed...
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