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The discovery of X-rays – a form of invisible radiation that can pass through objects, including human tissue – revolutionised science and medicine in the late 19th century. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923), a German scientist, discovered...

The alliance system in Europe was one of the causes of the First World War (1914-18), although it did not make war inevitable. In the first decade of the 20th century, the Triple Entente powers of Great Britain, France, and Russia stood against...

Of all the careers that soared to meteoric heights during the chaotic decade of the French Revolution (1789-1799), none was more spectacular nor impactful than that of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). From an unremarkable birth into minor...

The Napoleonic Concordat of 1801 defined France's relationship with the Catholic Church for over 100 years. The Organic Articles were added in 1802 and provided state recognition of the Reformed and Lutheran confessions alongside the Catholic...

On 20 April 1792, King Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792) stood before the Legislative Assembly and, with a faltering voice, read a declaration of war against Austria, to the ecstatic delight of the gathered deputies. This declaration sealed...

The Battle of Tourcoing (17-18 May 1794) was a major engagement in the War of the First Coalition, the first phase of the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802). It saw an army of the French Republic successfully fend off a six-pronged attack...

Baltic Tribes c. 1200, map by Mapmaster, January 2007 A map depicting the population groups inhabiting the Baltics in around 1200 CE. Borders shown are aproximations. Based on a map by Marija Gimbutas, published in The Balts (1963) LCC 63018018...

The Prussian (and then German) medal for valour Pour le Mérite, popularly known as the Blue Max during the First World War (1914-18). Shown in an exhibition of the Tallinn Museum of Orders of Knighthood.

A meeting of the monarchs of France, Russia, and Prussia during the signing of the Treaties of Tilsit. Depicted in the center of the painting, from left to right: French Emperor Napoleon I, Tsar Alexander I of Russia, Queen Louise of Prussia...

This video shows the borders and populations of each country in Europe, for every year since 400 BC. Vassal states and colonies are not included in the count of a country's population. Sources : 1. Population : - Angus Maddison...