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Christina Vasa (1626–1689) Queen of Sweden, And the Most Educated Woman of the Century

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Christina was born on December 8, 1626, in Stockholm as the only legitimate child of King Gustavus Adolphus (1594–1632) and his wife, Maria Eleanor...
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Charles I (1600–1649) – England’s Path Towards the Civil War

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Charles I, the most tragic king of the House of Stuart, was born at Dunferline in Fifeshire in Scotland on November 19, 1600. Charles...
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Anne (1665–1714), first queen of Great Britain

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The last of the Stuart rulers, Anne was born on February 6, 1665, in London to King James II (r. 1685–88) and Anne Hyde....
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Giuseppi Garibaldi and His Role in The Unification of Divided of Italy

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Giuseppi Garibaldi, known as the Liberator in Italy, was born in Nice, the port of Piedmont-Sardinia. By 1824 he was a sailor and was...
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The French Revolution – The Reign of Terror

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At this time the Committee of Public Safety, set up by the Convention, came to be controlled by a lawyer and Jacobin radical named...
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Napoleon I Bonaparte and His Rise to Power – From Nothing to Emperor

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Who was Napoleon Bonaparte? Napoleon Bonaparte is regarded as one of the greatest military commanders in history, changing the map of Europe and developing new...
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Modern History

Napoleon I Bonaparte – From Emperor to Exile

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CONQUEST OF EUROPE Bonaparte returned to Italy, which had been taken back by the Austrians while he had been preoccupied in Egypt. He entered Italy...
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List of The 10 Oldest National Anthems in Our History

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10. Der er et yndigt land - 1835 Der er et yndigt land, translated into English as There is a lovely country, is one of the national anthems of Denmark....
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Ancient History

10 Legendary Historical Swords That Actually Exist

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1. The Sword of Saint Galgano One night the Archangel Michael appeared in a dream to Sir Galgano and beckoned to him to follow, for the Archangel...
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Modern History

Portuguese and Dutch colonization of Malacca

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Malacca (Melaka) is a settlement that commands the strategically important Malacca Straits and thus the sea route linking China to the west. The Strait...
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Ignatius of Loyola and the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits)

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Ignatius of Loyola Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) and author of the spiritual classic The Spiritual Exercises, holds a...
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Africa

Kongo Kingdom of Africa – The History of Kongo

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The kingdom of the Kongo (Kongo dya Ntotila) flourished along the Congo River in the west-central coast of Africa from about the 14th century....
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