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From empires to modern unions, explore European history's pivotal events that shaped a continent rich in heritage, culture, and global impact.
Craftsmen from the Minoan civilization, a society that existed during the Bronze Age on the Greek island of Crete, created the famous Minoan Octopus vase.
The Second Bulgarian Empire was a medieval Bulgarian state that briefly dominated the Balkan peninsula in the 13th century.
After WWI, French designer Coco Chanel entered a romance with a Russian grand duke. Here’s how a lost culture inspired Chanel’s new fashion period.
Doomed to an unhappy marriage, Queen Caroline would start an affair with the King’s friend and physician, which did not end well.
Ustasha-era Croatia’s crimes against humanity cast a long shadow in Yugoslav history. Outside Serbia and Bosnia, however, they are all too often overlooked.
King James I of England – also known as King James VI of Scotland – was a powerful personality, brilliant and strong political force, and sometimes a controversial figure.
Coimbra, once known as Aeminium by the Romans, is one of the oldest cities in Portugal and home to the first Portuguese university.
Read on to learn all about one of the greatest disasters in London’s history: the Great Fire of London in 1666.