A legend and a hero to his people, King Alfred the Great was known to be one of the best rulers of all time. During the duration of about 50 years, Kind Alf...
National name: Ireland, or Eire in the Irish language
President: Mary McAleese (1997)
Taoiseach (Prime Minister): Bertie Ahern (1997)
Area: 27,135 sq mi (70,280 sq km)
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The Anglo-Saxon period began in 449 and lasted for over 600 years. Born of warfare, Anglo-Saxon England remained forever a military society. Though like m...
Born in Stockholm in 1833 of Swedish parents, Alfred Nobel moved with his family
to St. Petersburg, then the capital of Russia, at the age of nine. There his
en...
Curfew laws, taking affect a hundred of the years ago in Europe, originated among the upper class of society to enforce standards of control upon the lower class. The imposit...
He knew that his first prey, the firebird, lived high up in the trees in the heart of the forest. Like lightening, they were hard to miss, and the piercing of its beak left a...
He knew that his first prey, the firebird, lived high up in the trees in the heart of the forest. Like lightening, they were hard to miss, and the piercing of its beak left a...
The Peasants' Revolt, Tyler’s Rebellion, or the Great Rising of 1381 was one of a number of popular revolts in late medieval Europe and is a major event in the history of En...
The Peasants' Revolt, Tyler’s Rebellion, or the Great Rising of 1381 was one of a number of popular revolts in late medieval Europe and is a major event in the history of En...
Celts first appear in Britain around 700 BC. Originating from north-west of Germany
Druids were celtic priests, doctors, judges, scholars, diviner. Their name combines the wo...
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They were fierce, heartless Barbarians who Seized and looted many European lands
from the 800's to 1000's. They made their sneaky attacks at th...
Films were a great form of entertainment from their debut in the early 1900's and continued to grow more popular over the years. The film making business hit a growth period i...
was the most popular British poet of the Victorian era, even though he avoided the public life. "Tennyson earned his position in literature because of th...
The Vikings were fierce, heartless Barbarians who seized and looted many
European lands from the 800's to the 1000's. They made their sneaky attacks at the
crack of...
The Vikings were fierce, heartless Barbarians who seized and looted many
European lands from the 800's to the 1000's. They made their sneaky attacks at the
crack of...
The Vikings were fierce, heartless Barbarians who seized and looted many
European lands from the 800's to the 1000's. They made their sneaky attacks at the...
The Vikings were fierce, heartless Barbarians who seized and looted many
European lands from the 800's to the 1000's. They made their sneaky attacks at the...
The Vikings were fierce, heartless Barbarians who seized and looted many
European lands from the 800's to the 1000's. They made their sneaky attacks at the
crack of d...