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Gold Coin Naming a New King from Britian
This coin offers the first evidence for the existence of a local king called "Anarevito". He is not known either from other coin finds or Roman historical accounts. Coin inscriptions often provide the only reference to the kings and rulers...
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Why Did the Dutch Give Up New York?
New York is one of the most influential cities in the world; economically, culturally and diplomatically it is a powerhouse. It’s population also largely speaks English, a legacy America has from it’s past as a British colony. But the English...
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Battle of Princeton
The Battle of Princeton (3 January 1777) was a small, yet significant, battle of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) in which the American Continental Army surprised and defeated a British force at Princeton, New Jersey. The battle...
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Middle and Southern English Colonies
The establishment of the Middle and Southern English Colonies of North America was encouraged by the earlier English settlements of Jamestown Colony of Virginia in the south (founded 1607) and Plymouth Colony and, especially, Massachusetts...
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The New England Town Meeting in the Early United States
The Town Meeting was a unique form of local participation in government that became popular in New England. This video goes into detail as to how this phenomenon developed, its limitations, and why New England and not other colonial regions...
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21st March 1921: The New Economic Policy introduced by Vladimir Lenin
In the aftermath of the Bolshevik Revolution that saw the Communist party under Lenin seize control of Russia, the country was plunged into Civil War. Counter-revolutionary forces under the banner of the Whites attempted to wrest back control...
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Politics and Indigenous Relations in the New England Colonies
The New England colonies differed from the Chesapeake colonies in their economies and environments. However, as Kim Kutz Elliott discusses, both regions shared forms of government that were unusually democratic for the time period, as well...
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Slaveholders and Abolitionists: The Complex Story of Slavery in New England (Part 1)
We don't associate slavery in America with New England states, but perhaps you need to learn a little more about this. This is the second of three US History Online videos on the subject of slavery and the third in the series also talks about...
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Egypt: New Kingdom
This video summarises the main events and developments of Egypt's New Kingdom.
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New England Colonies
This video discusses the establishment of the New England colonies and early colonial life there.