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Depicting the real Edward II

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Edward II (born 1284, king of England 1307-1327) appears in the perennially popular Mel Gibson vehicle Braveheart (1995) as the camp, fey, feeble prince whose gorgeous...
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Medieval History

History of the Polabian (Baltic) Slavs

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This is a historiographical term used to refer to a large group of West Slavic tribes that inhabited around the end of the V...
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History of Denmark – The Kalmar Union

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Creation of the Union The close connection between Denmark with Norway in 1380 was the first step towards the realization of the union. The vigorous...
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History of Denmark (1848 – 1905) Part 3

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The new cabinet achieved a concession from the side of the landsting, but agreed to the demands of parliament. In the same year, 1897,...
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Battle for Fort Sumter – Start of the American Civil War – Part 2

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Bombardment On April 12, 1861 at 03:20, Anderson was informed that fire would be open in an hour. At 04:30 a mortar shell from Fort...
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Ancient History

History of Mithridates II

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Early Life and Succession Mithradates II Great King of Parthia, belonged to the Arsacid dynasty and ruled about 124/123 - 88/87 B.C. Justin (Latin Historian)...
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History of the Sword Throughout Antiquity

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Origins The sword is a kind of bladed weapon with a straight blade intended for a chopping or a piercing blow. In the broadest sense,...
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Shapur II the Great (309 – 379)

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Early Life and War With the Arabs Shapur II was born after the death of his father, and his accession to the throne took place...
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Empire of Trebizond (1204–1461)

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The Trebizond empire is a medieval Byzantine-Orthodox state, formed in 1204 on the Anatolian coast of the Black Sea as a result of the...
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Ancient History

Mithridates I of Parthia (171-132 BC)

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Mithridates I - the king of Parthia, ruled around 171 - 138/137 B.C. (according to one source) or 165-132 (according to another). From the...
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Ancient History

History of the Persian Immortals

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History Immortals are an elite troop from the ancient Persian Empire. First appeared in the Achaemenid empire in the 6th century BC. "Immortals" are...
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The Early History of Rome and its Establishment

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The city was founded around settlements at a ford across the Tiber River, at the crossroads of trade routes. According to archaeological evidence, Rome...
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Muslim Conquest of Spain – Battle of Guadalete

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The Muslim Conquest of Spain was one of the most important battles between the Muslims and Christians in the first millennia.
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The Life of Blackbeard Pirate – Myth or Real?

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Blackbeard Pirate was a real-life figure who terrorized American towns and ships around the beginning of the 18th century.
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Medieval Longbow – The Most Powerful Weapon For Its Time?

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In the Medieval period, every kingdom was at war, everyone was fighting against everyone and it was just a mess. As technology developed a lot of things changed.
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Wars and Battles

Who Invented the Chariot?

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The earliest recorded stage of the use of chariots is the Sintashta culture - 4100 years ago. So how did it rise to prominence?
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Modern History

The Mystery of the Boston Art Heist – $500m in Stolen Art

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It was dubbed "heist of the century": A duo of thieves stole numerous classic pieces of art from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston.
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