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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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    Welsh History: A Sense of Wales

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    The Laws of Hywel Dda After Rhodri Mawr was killed in battle fighting an English army, his grandson, Hywel Dda (Howell the Good), was able...

    The Gunpowder Plot

    UK/Irish History Paula McLeod -
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    In 1604 a group of conspirators tried to assassinate the King by blowing up the Houses of Parliament. When Elizabeth I of England died...

    General Cornwallis

    UK/Irish History Paula McLeod -
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    General Cornwallis remains one of Britian's most debated military commanders. Lord General Charles Cornwallis was born on New Year’s Eve 1738, the eldest son to...

    Early Holy Roman Emperors of the Austrian Habsburg Dynasty

    European History Paula McLeod -
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    The Habsburg dynasty was one of the most influential and powerful royal families in Europe. Beginning as landowners in Austria, they gained international influence...

    The History of Viennese Coffee Shops

    European History Kathy Warnes -
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    For over 400yrs, the opulent coffee houses of Vienna have attracted the intelligensia of Europe but are now in decline, a victim of globalisation. In...

    Early Arthurian Britain – The House of Constantine

    European History Cathy Anne Smith -
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    In the early fifth century, Gaul was overrun by the Alans, Vandals and Sueves. Britain, nearly devoid of Roman troops and not hopeful of...

    Popular Conceptions of Witchcraft in Scotland

    European History Cathy Anne Smith -
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    Conceptions of witchcraft led to a number of persecutions of witches in pre-modern Scotland. This article examines the popular view in Scotland. The popular culture...

    Oradour-sur-Glane: Site of a Massacre

    European History Kathy Warnes -
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    The unique yet nauseating site of the memorial village of Oradour-sur-Glane, which in 1944 was the site of a horrific massacre. Oradour-sur-Glane changed forever in...

    Chasing and Capturing the Fugitive Spirit of Father Christmas

    European History Kathy Warnes -
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    Everyone is looking to locate, pursue, and capture the spirit of Father Christmas or Santa Claus, but unless you watch him carefully, he will...

    Did Arthur Really Live? A Critical Look

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    “The fact is that there is no historical evidence about Arthur; we must reject him from our histories and, above all, from the titles...
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