Sunday, March 24, 2024

European History

Significant events in European history include the Roman settlements, the Viking Explorations, the Renaissance, the Reformations, the Age of Enlightenment and the French and Industrial Revolutions. Europe’s story includes states, monarchies and revolutions. Its wars range from the Thirty Years’ War to the Cold War to the War on Terror. European History is filled with fascinating people including Pliny the Younger, Leif Ericson, and Marquis de Pombal.. Explore their stories and worlds with us.

Alfred’s Ingenious Defensive Strategy

With the treaty with the Danes concluded, Alfred could have taken great pride in his accomplishments and turned his concerns inward, there to help...

Alfred: Bringer of Knowledge

Alfred was a warrior king, and a brilliant one at that, but he was also a learned king, one who cared very much about...

Edward the Elder: Alfred’s Successful Successor

Great though he was, Alfred could not outlast the sands of time. He died in 899, with his kingdom well in hand and ready...

Athelstan the Great?

With each successive generation after Alfred, it seemed, the monarch was not as great. Edward, Alfred’s son, came close. His son, Athelstan, was not...

Edmund the Magnificent: A great (young) warrior

With the death of Athelstan came the kingship of Edmund, keeping the throne all in the family, so to speak. Poor Edmund didn’t have very...

Vikings: Not Ones for Written Records

With the coming of the Vikings came another age with a dearth of written records. As the Saxons before them, the Vikings didn’t believe in...

The Thegn: Beholden to His King

It’s always interesting to encounter words that have changed with time. Thegn is one of those words. We now recognize this word as thane, originally...

Hild: The Power of One Woman in 7th-Century Britain

With all this talk of famous men being moneymakers and policy-shakers, it is easy to overlook famous women in British history. Such will not...

Ethelred: Kingly Conversion to the Monastery

It seems odd to us today that a powerful leader would leave all of his wealth, power, and prestige behind and retire to a...

Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People

The Venerable Bede, noted scholar at the Jarrow monastery in Northumbria, was the most learned man of his time. His knowledge of the world...