List: European History | Curated by John Welford

Mar 19, 2024
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European HistoryArticles about famous people and events from European history (excluding British and Ancient history)
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ILLUMINATION
How Interbreeding Turned The Spanish Royals MadEccentricity and insanity bedeviled Habsburgs and Bourbons alike
Mar 18
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Mar 18
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Lessons from History
The Year 1848“The Year of Revolutions”
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Feb 25
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Short. Sweet. Valuable.
When Stalin Purged the ArmyHis blinkered view of reality almost led to disaster when World War II arrived
Feb 19
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Feb 19
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Short. Sweet. Valuable.
In 1801, Another Romanov Tsar Is AssassinatedAnd he would not be the last
Feb 14
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Feb 14
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How Ferdinand of Aragon Captured a City and Helped the Discovery of AmericaThe defeat of the Moors had an unintended consequence
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Feb 2
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Mad King Ludwig II of BavariaA sorry tale of descent into insanity
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Feb 4
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The Battle of Sluys, 1340A naval conflict that opened the Hundred Years War
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Feb 1
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Jadwiga, the Female King of PolandA pioneer largely overlooked by history
Jan 23
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Jan 23
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Teatime History
The Strange Tale of Sophie ApitzschA peasant girl who was mistaken for a prince
Jan 11
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Jan 11
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Lessons from History
The Spanish Civil War, 1936–9The first horrific battle with fascism
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Jan 2
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Teatime History
Medieval Humanity on the Eve of DestructionHow our ancestors viewed an uncertain future
Dec 21, 2023
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Dec 21, 2023
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Teatime History
Queen Christina of Sweden: A Queer Monarch Not Averse to MurderAlthough little remembered today, she had an extraordinary life story
Nov 8, 2023
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Nov 8, 2023
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The Dutch Age of ObservationThe 17th Century was the Dutch Golden Age
Oct 26, 2023
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Oct 26, 2023
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Read or Die!
Lorenzo’s Giraffe and an Unfortunate RhinocerosExotic animals were all the rage in Renaissance Europe
Oct 12, 2023
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Oct 12, 2023
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Short History
The Crusades: Christianity at its worstThe original idea, expounded in 1095, may or may not have been a good one, but the net result was appalling
Aug 23, 2023
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Aug 23, 2023
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El Cid: Spain’s Version of King ArthurBut many of the stories were true, and he was nothing like as noble
Jul 20, 2023
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Jul 20, 2023
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Lessons from History
Jacques Cazotte: 18th-Century Prophet of DoomHis predictions became terrifyingly true
Jul 22, 2023
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Jul 22, 2023
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Lessons from History
The Amazing Survival of Alain BombardHe sailed across the Atlantic without food or water
Jun 21, 2023
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Jun 21, 2023
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Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs
The Puzzle Of The “Dead” PrinceWhy was the coffin so big?
Jun 7, 2023
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Jun 7, 2023
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Lessons from History
Massacre at BeslanThis was Russia’s “Columbine”
Jun 4, 2023
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Jun 4, 2023
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