Embark on a journey through the rich and captivating history of Europe. Discover key events, influential figures, and remarkable stories that have shaped the continent. Uncover the secrets of the past and gain a deeper understanding of Europe's cultural heritage.
Born in 1661, King Charles II of Spain was the last Habsburg ruler of the country. Born into a family whose inbreeding was of epic proportions, he suffered severe deformities that led to him being known as El Hechizado, the bewitched. Charles II became King of Spain at the age…
The French Revolution had significant and far-reaching consequences for Europe: spread of revolutionary ideas, rise of nationalism, wars of Revolution, changes in political structure, social and economic changes
The main divisions of the Indo-European Group. Many languages that we today find to be very different are in fact descended from the same original root language, English, along with many of the languages of Europe, parts of Asia, and India are descendants of the same common ancestor language spoken perhaps 7,000 to 9,000 years ago: Proto-Indo-European (PIE).
1. The Pre-Columbian Iron Age was caused by Japanese shipwrecks brought to the Pacific Northwest by the Kuroshio current. By the time Europeans arrived, tribes had been creating iron tools and weapons for years.