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Ten Minute English and British History #15 - The Hundred Years' War
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Ten Minute English and British History #15 - The Hundred Years' War

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tenminhistory Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4973164 This episode covers the epic struggle between England and France for the French throne which lasted for over a century. It covers everything from...
First Anglo-Sikh War
Definition by Mark Cartwright

First Anglo-Sikh War

The First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-6) was a short and bloody conflict won by the British East India Company (EIC) against the Sikh Empire. The EIC was keen to expand into northern India, but the Sikh army was a well-trained, well-equipped, and...
The Eighty Years' War
Video by History With Hilbert

The Eighty Years' War

The 80 Years' War saw the area of the Low Countries of modern-day Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and parts of Northeast France and Northern German transformed into the first incarnation of the modern country of the Netherlands. The...
Great Northern War
Definition by Liana Miate

Great Northern War

The Great Northern War took place from 1700 to 1721 and was fought between Russia and Sweden during the reign of Peter I of Russia (Peter the Great). One of the key causes of the war was Peter the Great’s desire to have territory on the Baltic...
Love Affair That Made the Hundred Years' War Inevitable
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Love Affair That Made the Hundred Years' War Inevitable

The Hundred Years' War is one of the central conflicts of the Medieval era and many animated historical documentaries were made about it, and although the battles like Crecy, Poitiers, Agincourt, Orleans, Formigny and Castillon are very interesting...
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World represent the pinnacle of human creativity, ambition, and engineering skill in classical antiquity. Compiled by Greek scholars during the Hellenistic period (c. 3rd century BCE), the list celebrated...
Seven Lucky Gods on Takarabune
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Seven Lucky Gods on Takarabune

The Seven Lucky Gods (aka Shichifukujin) of Japanese folklore on their treasure ship or takarabune. By Hiroshige (1797-1858 CE). Woodblock print, c. 1840 CE. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London)
Seven Lucky Gods
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Seven Lucky Gods

The Seven Lucky Gods or Shichifukujin of Japanese folklore. From left to right: Soldan Sağa Hotei, Juroujin, Fukurokuju, Bishamonten, Benzaiten, Daikokuten, Ebisu
The Home Fronts in World War I
Article by Mark Cartwright

The Home Fronts in World War I - The Effects of Total War on Civilians

The First World War (1914-18) saw fighting on an unprecedented scale but also involved civilians as never before. For the first time, people hundreds of miles from the fighting front were vulnerable to air attacks. The war at sea dramatically...
How Germany Lost World War I
Article by Mark Cartwright

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 became involved in a global...
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