The History Notes

The cost of World War II is uncalculable in human or financial terms. estimates indicate that about 55 million people died in Europe dur...

Actually, only seven. In France, 14th July, Bastille Day , is a national holiday and a glorious national symbol, equivalent to 4th July i...

Robert, Duke of Normandy , nicknamed Curthose for the shortness of his legs and hence his leggings, was the oldest, nicest and least effe...

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In September 1867, Colonel Thomas Kelly and Captain Timothy Deasy were arrested in the centre of Manchester on suspicion of terrorism. ...

Eastnor was built by the 2 nd Baron (Lord) Somers , later 1 st Earl, between 1810 and 1824. The combination of inherited wealth, his jud...

Peasant-plebeian movement in Reformation strongest was expressed in the Anabaptist movement and the Peasants' War in Germany 1524-1525....