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Evliya Çelebi
A statue of Evliya Çelebi, photograph by Globetrotter19, 2016. Depicted here is a 2014 sculpture of Evliya Çelebi (1611-1682), created by Piros Rostás Bea, in a small memorial park at Eger Castle in Heves County, Hungary. Çelebi...
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How Germany Lost World War I
Germany started the First World War (1914-18) with the belief its armed forces could win a quick and decisive victory over France and then Russia. The reality turned out to be much more complicated as more countries...
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Battle of Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz (2 December 1805), or the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of the most significant battles of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). It saw French Emperor Napoleon I (r. 1804-1814; 1815) and his Grande...
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Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points - A Plan for World Peace
The Fourteen Point Peace Programme of US President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) was presented to Congress on 8 January 1918 and outlined a new world order that would hopefully avoid another disaster...
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The Battle of the Catalaunian Fields
The Battle of the Catalaunian Fields (also known as The Battle of Chalons, The Battle of Maurica) was one of the most decisive military engagements in history between the forces of the Roman Empire under Flavius...
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Legions of Pannonia
Located west of the Danube, Pannonia was essential for the protection of the Roman Empire's eastern frontier. It had been occupied since 9 BCE but did not willingly accept Roman authority. Pannonia and Dalmatia revolted in...
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Revolutions of 1848 CE: Crash Course
In 1848 CE, Europe experienced a wave of revolutions. Last week we covered some of the reform movements that presaged these uprisings. This week, we're learning about what the people wanted from the revolutions...
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand & Family
A 1910 photograph of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1863-1914), heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Seated is his wife Duchess of Hohenberg, Countess Sophie Chotek. Also shown are the couple's three children. (Imperial...
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Feast of Attila
Feast of Attila by Mor Than, 1870 CE, now in the Hungarian National Gallery. In this scene, visitors stand before Attila and his guests, singing songs that they have composed. Attila in at the center of the composition, it is...
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Spiš Castle - Reconstructed
A digital reconstruction of Spiš Castle in Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia as it may have appeared prior to its destruction in 1780 CE. Created by NeoMam Studios for BudgetDirect.com, republished with permission.
