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… artefact of its time. It is not as simply as appears however and it is essential that we define its provenance and date. We must also understand the idiosyncrasies of its design if it's to take its place as a 'major authority for the events of the Norman…

… a sixteenth century renaissance, a body of historians now argue that there were in fact three renaissances in Western Europe. These two earlier renaissances took place in the seventh and twelfth centuries, and in the latter some argue that we see an…

… The second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York was one of England's strongest and least popular monarchs. He was born at Greenwich on June 28, 1491. The first English ruler to be educated under the influence of the Renaissance, he was a…

… his capacities; Bismarck's tragedy was that his capacities exceeded his society's ability to absorb them. The legacy Napoleon left for France was strategic paralysis; the legacy the Bismarck left for Germany was unassimilable greatness"(statement made…

… the Holocaust of Adolf Hitler, historical figures are remembered for their actions as heroic or demonic. Maximilien-Francois-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre, the chief architect of the Reign of Terror and a bloodthirsty revolutionary democrat, was one…

… King Philip hired the great philosopher Aristotle to tutor him when he was young. He was trained by his father the many skills of a soldier, so he too could become a ruler someday. Except little did the king know, Alexander would become one of the…

… was a tumultuous year in American politics. It so happened that it was a presidential election year. The election of 1828 was different from any other presidential election up to that point. The election not only set a precedent, but was also one…

… all the preceding leaders of Rome and while doing so he changed the course of history and the way things were done in the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar was unlike the leaders before him many ways and had different hopes and aspirations for Rome. He…

… of Minoan Religion is the lack of scriptures, prayers and recorded religious texts. What we are left with however is a mass of often chaotic archaeological evidence, found in their shrines, places of worship, ranging statues and art; more specifically…

… age on Europe: Important changes in the way societies were organised at the start and through the Bronze Age. In the daily lives of ordinary people and in their religious beliefs and artistic expression. Great technological progress was made during…