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    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.

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    Religion in European History

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    Following the Fall of Rome in 487 AD, the glue that held Europe together was Christianity. Technology, learning and social progress all but disappeared...

    “A Prophet Before Her Time:” Beatrice Potter Webb, Part 2: The Poor Law Commission...

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    Nineteen men and women were appointed the Royal Commission For Poor Law Reform and Relieving of Distress. Most of the appointees were social reformers,...

    Raedwald: East Anglian King and All-Around Kingmaker

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    The Kingdom of East Anglia, it has been noted, was begun about 520 by the warlord Wuffa, who was succeeded by his son Tyttla...

    The Religious Landscape of the Druids

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    Iron Age religious rituals impacted little on the landscape. But archaeology offers tantalising clues to the spiritual beliefs and practices of the Druids. Historical Views...

    Ethelbert and the Code of Laws

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    Ethelbert of Kent was the third overlord of Saxon England, following Aelle of Sussex and Ceawlin of Wessex. He held power at the turn...

    Alfred: Bringer of Knowledge

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

    Harold and the Beginning of the End

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    With the accomplishments and death of Edward the Confessor, the final piece of the puzzle that is the Norman Conquest is now ready to...

    Avebury Hill: More Majestic Than Stonehenge

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    The bulk of international attention on monolithic rings is often focused on Stonehenge; but to many people, the rings at Avebury are far more...

    The Wives of Henry VIII: Catherine of Aragon, Part 1

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    It is difficult to separate the stories of Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn after about 1524, when Anne gradually ousted Catherine from...

    The King of All Franks

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    A brief biography of Clovis I, from his early conquest of the greater portion of Gaul , to his historic conversion to Christian Catholism. Founder...
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