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The 7 Most Remarkable Renaissance Religious Paintings You Should Know About

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The Renaissance period held many great artists, many of them focused on religion as their main theme, while many were commissioned by the head...
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Medieval History

Detailed Animation Showing the Brutal History of Poland

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Starting from the medieval period, Poland played a significant role in the history of Europe. The history of Poland starts with the big migrations...
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Medieval History

The Lost Art of Rune Inscription | Fascinating Viking Runestones

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Remnants of Scandinavia’s Viking past are scattered throughout the countryside of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. Among the most intriguing are the stones covered in...
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Medieval History

5 Things You May Not Know or Were Misinformed About Marie-Antoinette

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Marie Antoinette, the 15th child of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and the powerful Habsburg empress Maria Theresa, was born in Vienna, Austria, in...
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Medieval History

The Way Sexual Acts Were Treated In The Medieval Ages Will Make You Feel Free Today

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We can all agree that sex is pretty awesome. But, alas, it wasn't always this way. In the past, sex was seen, at best,...
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Medieval History

Can You Believe Why This Man Is Being Rewarded 2 Million Pounds?

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A normal man named Derek McLennan was searching with his metal detector in a field when he stumbled upon a large jackpot that will...
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Ancient History

10 Historical Strategy Games That Make You Feel Like a King!

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We at About History have played all of the given games here, and enjoyed every single one of them. We decided to reveal to...
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Modern History

The Beginning of The Major French Wars of Religion

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How the Wars Begun The situation that was in France after the end of the Italian wars and the peace made of Cateau-Cambresis in 1559...
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Medieval History

You Will be Happy You Were Born Without the Shadow of the Inquisition Watching Over You

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The Catholic Church  In its fight against heresy the Church did not find the preachers of the order of Franciscans and Dominicans  effective. The Church...
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Ancient History

You Must Know About the Most Advanced Item Of It’s Time, The Antikythera Mechanism

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Discovery The Antikythera mechanism was discovered inside a shipwreck, 50 meters under water near the Greek Island of Antikythera. This shipwreck was found by a...
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Medieval History

The Brutal Military Tactics of the Mongols Make ISIS Look Like Child’s Play

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Genghis Khan (1162 - 1227) is the man that led the notorious Mongol, and the man that later became the "Great Khan" of the...
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Medieval History

The Catalan Company and How They Weakened the Byzantine Empire for Ottoman Conquest

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The stare of the Byzantine Empire  No doubt that the restoration of 1261 significantly weakened Byzantine defensive power in Asia Minor. This weakened period of...
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The Gentleman Pirate – The Wealthy Man Turned Pirate?

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The Gentleman Pirate was born as Stede Bonnet to a moderately wealthy family. Bonnet turned his comfortable life around and ventured towards a life of crime in becoming a pirate.
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Who Founded Stoicism

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Initially, it was known as "Zenonism". It was a philosophical school that arose in Athens in 300 BC. What made it so popular?
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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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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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