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Medieval Warfare and Medieval female warriors
The Middle Ages saw the development of new modes of warfare encompassing both pitched battles and siege warfare. Then as now the western world was engaged in an arms race. New weapons...
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Marengo 1800 – a Lost Account of Napoleon's battle
The battle of Marengo on 14 June 1800 was a pivotal moment in Napoleon’s career. It was his first battle as head of state and very nearly his last...
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The Baptism of Harold Bluetooth
A new source – Avico’s Annals – tells a very different story about the famous conversion and baptism of the Danish Viking King, Harold Bluetooth, in the 960s. Rumours gave been around for some time concerning ...
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Guelf and Ghibelline
Guelf and Ghibellines, Guelf also spelled Guelph, members of two opposing factions in German and Italian politics during the Middle Ages. The split between the Guelfs, who were sympathetic to the papacy, and the Ghibellines...
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Origins of the Papal States
For its first 300 years the Catholic Church was persecuted and unrecognized, unable to hold or transfer property. Early congregations met in rooms set aside for that purpose in the homes of well-to-do...
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Norman conquest of southern Italy
The Norman conquest of southern Italy lasted from 999 to 1139, involving many battles and independent conquerors. In 1130 these territories in southern Italy united as the Kingdom of Sicily, which included...
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The Carolingians and the Vikings
The Franks commanded south of the British Channel. The core of their empire was the original Frankish land at the lower reach of the Rhine, and the north- eastern part of present day France...
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Europe and the Dawn of the Middle Ages
In 375 a massive contingent of Goths arrived at the Danube River near Durostorum, present-day Silistra, seeking asylum from the Huns, who had arrived on the European scene some years before. The Goths...
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The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France, on the afternoon of 14 July 1789.
The Polish–Muscovite War and the first Romanov, Tsar of Russia
The Polish–Muscovite War, also known as the Polish–Russian War of 1605–1618 , was a conflict between the Tsardom of Russia and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1605 to 1618...
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