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History of Gunpowder Plot, Reformation and Wars: England & Spain at War, Murderous Priests & the new Protestant Faith

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By: Dawn Ouedraogo

Women's Patronage in the Early Catholic Church: Early Roman Christian Community Women's Charitable Roles

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By: Pamela Livingston

Historical Justification for Racism: Racial Superiority Theories Leaned on Science and Religion

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By: Feature Writer Rupert Taylor

The Battle of Trafalgar: Under Lord Nelson the Britsh Battle Napoleon's Fleet

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By: Andrew Knowles

The Scientific Revolution and Catholicism: New Thinking Challenged the Cosmological Order of the Church

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By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Causes of World War I: Events That Led to the First World War

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By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Toleration and Enlightenment Thinking: Voltaire and his Peers Address the Fanaticism of Religion

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By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Pagan Origins of Christmas: Ancient World and Barbarian Influences on December 25th

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By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

The Discovery of the Smallpox Vaccine: Ancient Remedy Brought to the West Amid Much Controversy

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By: Jenny Ashford

The Sad Voyage of the St. Louis: Anti-Semitism Rampant in Canada in the 1930s

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By: Feature Writer Rupert Taylor

Celtic Christianity Gains Popularity: Success for an Ancient British Version of the Faith

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By: John Reynolds

Secret War Organisation Wins Memorial: Unveiling of Violette Szabo Bust Marks SOE’s First Public Memorial

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By: John Reynolds

The Rebirth of Western Civilization: European Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation

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By: Marc Salyer

Peter the Great and Louis XIV of France Compared: Both Absolute Rulers Shared Similar Experiences and Visions

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By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

The Reformation – Planting Seeds of Reform: Education and the Reformation

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By: robin pilling

England's Rail Speed Race: New Railway Speed Record Expected

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By: John Reynolds

The Reformation – Why it Succeeded: Islam and the Christian Reformation

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By: robin pilling

Reformation – Why The Church Needed Reforming: How The Early Church Went Astray

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By: robin pilling

Kindertransport Before the Second World War: Helping Jewish Children to Escape to Britain

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By: Fiona Allison

Halloween Through the Centuries: Celtic Origins and Christian Contributions to the Eve of All Hallow

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By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Vampires in Western Europe: Before Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Vampires were Popular in Europe

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By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

The Free Companies of the 14th Century: Professional Brigands that Plagued Europe in the 1400s

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By: David Pilling

The Trial of the Bideford Witches, 1682: Witchcraft, Superstition and the Persecution of Innocents

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By: David Pilling

The Myth of Jewish Blood Libel: How a Medieaval Murder led to Anti-Semitism

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By: Fiona Allison

World War One and the Coming of the Next War: How the Versailles Treaty Contributed to World War II

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By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Alliances and Mobilization in 1914 Europe: The Coming of the Great War was Avoidable and Preventable

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By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

The Myths Surrounding Famous Inventions: The Real History Behind Fabled Inventions

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By: John O'Connor

Economic Factors and Renaissance Inventions: How Commerce Affected Expansion, Navigation and the New World

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By: Arash Farzaneh

Early 19th Century Revolutionary Movements: Nationalism and Liberalism Fueled Post Napoleonic Revolts in Europe

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By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Enlightenment Ideas Challenge the Old Regime: Thinkers like Voltaire and Rousseau Left a Long Legacy of Criticism

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By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Ancient Superstition and Religion: Adapting Pre-Christian Beliefs and Practices in Roman Catholicism

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By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Early Modern Architects: Seven Architects of the Renaissance

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By: Robert Marcell

Vampires: A Brief History of Vampire Mythology

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By: Deanna Proach

A Brief Look at the Knights Templar: Controversy and secrecy revealed.

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By: Cathy Beasley

The Scottish Maiden Beheading Machine: Dr Guillotin Was Not the Man who Invented the Guillotine

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By: James Parsons

Thomas Münzer: Leader in the German Peasant Revolt

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By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

European Agriculture: Farming in Europe from 1500 to 1815

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By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

The Definition of Propaganda: What is Propaganda Anyway?

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By: Jeanie Turner

Nietzsche and Freud: Nineteenth Century Intellectuals

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By: Jeanie Turner

The Essence of the Enlightenment: The Impact of Intellectuals

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By: Jeanie Turner

The Age of Ideologies: Secularism and Progress in the Nineteenth Century

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By: Jeanie Turner

Charles V: Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain

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By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

The History and Development of Sundials: For Millenia The Sundial Was the Main Instrument for Measuring Time

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By: Tony Allen

The Great European Witch Hunt: Persecution of Witches Increases During the Reformation

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By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Hegel's Subjective and Concrete Individuality: History's Path towards Development of Humanity in the Germanic World

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By: Arash Farzaneh

A History of Pirates: A Pirate's life in the 17th and 18th centuries

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By: Deanna Proach

Renaissance Pilgrims: Religious Pilgrimages

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By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

The Language of Flowers: Victorian Floriography and the Messages of Plants

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By: Barbara Higham

Pace-Egg Plays: Traditional Easter Festival Pace-Egg Drama In the North of England

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By: Barbara Higham

Methods of Decapitation: A History of the Guillotine

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By: Deanna Proach

Machiavelli and the Protestant Reformation: Luther Employed Machiavelli’s Precepts on the Eve of the Reformation

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By: Michael Davis

Early Crashes and Bubbles: Some Bubbles and Stock Market Crashes Of The Past

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By: Lisa Sanderson

Renaissance Travel: How People Traveled During the Renaissance

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By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Imperlialism and Christian Missions: The Missionary Movement of the Late Nineteenth Century

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By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

The Eighteenth Century Philosophes: Knowledge, Science, and Organized Religion

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By: Jeanie Turner

The Middle Class in the Late 19th Century: The Effects of Industrialization, Urbanization, and Consumerism

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By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Protestant Reformation Movement: How it Started in Europe in the 1500s

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By: Gwendolyn Cuizon

Farming During the Renaissance: Agriculture in Western Europe

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By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Congress of Vienna and Conservatism in 1815: The Victorious Powers Restore the Old Order

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By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Charles Darwin - Theory of Evolution: On the Origin of Species - Visit New Darwin Centre

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By: Feature Writer Cathy Smith

The First Doll's House: The Munich Baby House

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By: Feature Writer Joseph Allen McCullough

Jewish Persecution in Europe: An Overview of Anti-Semitism From the Crusades to the Early Modern

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By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette: Failed Escape at Varennes

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By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Renaissance Humanism and the Human Perspective: Humanistic Ideas and Contributions of the Renaissance Period

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By: Arash Farzaneh

The Historical Influences of the Printing Press: Book Publication and a Change in Consciousness and Mentality

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By: Arash Farzaneh

Renaissance and a Humanist Approach to Fine Arts: The Shift towards Human-centered Focus in Architecture and Painting

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By: Arash Farzaneh

The Diplomatic Revolution of 1756: The Reversal of Traditional Alliances in Europe

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By: Jason Chavis

Communism and Capitalism Compared: Capitalism Was a True Model While Communism Remains a Theory

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By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Discover Father Christmas's Roots: From a Fourth-Century Turkish Bishop, Santa Claus Has Come Far

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By: Peter John Shearing

The History of Mistletoe: Why Mistletoe is Used at Christmas

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By: Jen Syrkiewicz

Wartime Truces in History: Music, Football and Bartering in Times of War

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By: Feature Writer Lito Apostolakou

The Industrial Revolution outside Great Britain: Prussia / Germany Challenged British Industrial Production Levels

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By: Barry Vale

Gregory VII, Henry IV & the Investiture Conflict: A Reformist Pope Battles a Powerful Emperor Over Church Authority

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By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

The Calamitous Fourteenth Century in Europe: Bubonic Plague, the Hundred Years' War, and Famine Alter Societies

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By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Indulgences in Medieval Europe: Pope Urban II's Plenary Crusade Indulgence Expanded by Other Popes

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By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Munich Beer Hall Putsch: Hitler Tries to Overthrow the Weimar Republic

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By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

The Council of Trent: Delayed Papal Response to the Protestant Reformation

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By: Barry Vale

The rise of European empires up to 1914: Europe and imperialism before the First World War

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By: Barry Vale

Renaissance Housing: Where people lived during the European Renaissance

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By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Everyday Life in the Middle Ages: Undoubtedly a Hard Struggle

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By: Barry Vale

Evidence of the Green Man in Europe: Pagan Symbol of the Forest is Enjoying a Renaissance

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By: Marc Latham

The Twelve Days of Christmas: From Boxing Day on 26th December to Epiphany on 6th January

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By: Feature Writer Joanne E. Brannan

The Origins of Bonfire and Fireworks Night: The History of Guy Fawkes Celebrations on November the Fifth

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By: Jen Syrkiewicz

The Black Death in Europe: How it caused widespread social changes

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By: Barry Vale

The Origins of Halloween: A Brief Halloween History

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By: Jen Syrkiewicz

Karl Marx And His Theory Of Alienation: How Alienation Related To Industrial Changes

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By: Barry Vale

Renaissance: A Rebirth of Classical Era Thought: Petrarch, Pico Base Humanist Philosophies on Greek, Roman Times

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By: Stephanie Cox

World War I Spy Mata Hari: Many Believe the Notorious Spy Was Innocent of Espionage

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By: Susan Belknapp

Family Structure in Europe 1450 to 1750: The Development of the "European-style" Family

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By: Megan Worley

Castle Fortifications Transformed to Stone: Castle Defense Improvements Offered Better Protection

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By: Susan M. Andrus

Jean - Jacques Rousseau and the Social Contract: The political impact of Rousseau's ideas

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By: Barry Vale

The Golden Age of Canals: Europe Embraced Canal Usage and Development

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By: Jim Rada

Pope Gregory VII: Makes Christianity Important in the Middle Ages

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By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

The General Will: The Key to Forming a Nation

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By: Jonathan Moroschan

Protestant Refomation Leaders: Protestant Reformers Who Shaped Religion in Western Europe

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By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

The Reformation and Secularization: Reformation Eroded Absolute Political Power of the Catholic Church

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By: Roger Saunders

Moral Authority and Imperialism: Justification in the age of empire

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By: Michael LeFlem

The Hanseatic League: Controlling European Trade in The Middle Ages

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By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Renaissance Movers & Shakers: Five People Who Made a Difference in Renaissance Europe

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By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Dynamics of Mary & Elizabeth: Mary of Scots is a tragic figure-was Elizabeth of England the same?

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By: Anastacia Prisbrey

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