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… Renaud has emerged as his country's leading exponent of chanson sociale, a rich and diverse tradition of popular song which has helped to rally, educate and galvanise dispossessed groups in French society since the first half of the nineteenth…

… only 29 MPs in 1906 to forming a government in 1924 The Rise of the Labour Party or to be more precise its birth is seen as a very complex issue. However Pelling gives us some idea as to how it came to being. He argues that it was because…

… my eyes was when I became acquainted with their activity in the press, art, literature, and the theatre. All the unctuous reassurances helped little or nothing. It sufficed to look at a billboard, to study the names of the men behind the horrible trash…

… is life expanding horizons, and getting more human knowledge. He had an urge to uncover the ocean secrets. His obsession on finding Asia, Japan, China, and India. He led the way into the future, and discovered a New World. He had a great impact in…

… Winston Churchill knew better than waiting idly. He found another war to join. The British in Cape Colony at the southernmost tip of Africa had started fighting with Dutch Boers (Farmers). Although the British had captured the Republic of Transvaal…

… of Russia. Catherine was born a German princess in one of the tiny German states, but nevertheless she turned out to be a powerful and enlightened ruler of the vast Russian Empire. After her coronation on September 22, 1762 at the Cathedral…

… of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India, is recognized for being the longest ruling monarch in British history. Her reign of sixty-three years seven months came to be known as the Victorian era. Queen Victoria was not only the ruler of the…

… the Medieval Ages and a key figure in all of European history. Charlemagne's greatest impact on European history is the Carolingian Empire (751-987), an empire greater than any known since Ancient Rome. By 800, his empire included two-thirds of Italy,…

… of the World War I was the Treaty of Versailles. It was the formal agreement that ended the war. American President and French Prime Minister had tempted Germany to surrender with their fourteen points. This plan was to be the basis for a treaty that…

… all transport development is the need to always go faster. The railway is a very good example. From the very beginning, the developments in the railways were driven by the need to carry goods and passenger at a faster pace than the one available at…