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… the Muslims by the Christians in an attempt to regain the Holy Land. They took place between 1095 A.D. and 1270 A.D. It was one of the most violent periods in the history of mankind. The starting point of the crusades was on November 18, 1095 A.D.…

… an age of rival of the arts, culture, and business, so were the interests in education. It became an unwritten standard in society that upper class people, rulers, statesmen and even women be educated. What an individual should be educated in depended…

… has been disputed in the past. His legend has survived for thousands of years, and his name is well-known, but just how great was he? In answering this question it is necessary to define the terms 'deserve' and 'great'. For these purposes, to deserve…

… The founding of Rome itself was described in a n ancient myth filled with intrigue and danger. According to legend, twins Romulus and Remus, who were fathered by the war god Mars, were born to a Latin princess. The Latin king at the time was afraid…

… Trotsky was sent to Odessa by his father, where he became an outstanding student in a German secondary school. He became a populist at an early age, and in late 1896, he was strongly attracted to Marxism. Later, after escaping from his…

… used by the Germans during their occupation of Holland to send Jews to the death camps in Poland. Between July 1942, and September 1943, approximately 110,00 Jewish people passed through the two camps. Westerbork was located near Assen, in northeastern…

… one, resulting primarily from the Wall Street Crash, however there were many other contributory factors. During this period two governments came in to power. The Labour government 1929-3, led by Ramsey Macdonald and the national government 1931-5,…

… situated on Salisbury Plain, Mid-Wiltshire, England. The ruins of Stonehenge contain stones from three stages of building. These stages took place over a period of roughly 1600 years from 3100 BC to 1500 BC (Chippindale, 1983:271). Stonehenge has…

… to mind? Most anyone will say Adolf Hitler. Why was he so cruel? What drove his hatred for the Jews? Why did he want a so-called "perfect" race? Well the answer to all these questions might be answered from Hitler's childhood. Adolph Hitler was born…

… 1792, the trial of the King of France Louis XVI. After all the bloody nobleman's heads were chopped off it was the King's turn. The French Revolution, which started on 1789, is about to come to an end after 3 years of revolution in a way a civil war…