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5 Dominant Countries That Suddenly “Disappeared” in the 20th Century

It is quite unusual for a nation to vanish from the Earth and stop existing. Nevertheless, it has happened several times. The world has...

The Battle of Vienna 1683 and Europe’s Counter Attack

For the first time since the Battle of Tours in 732 AD, the battle in which Charles Martel (literally Charles the Hammer) stopped the...

The History of Dubrovnik, The Ottoman Window

The city of Dubrovnik, or as it is called in medieval times the city of Ragusa, is a place rich with history. Founded in...

Akbar (1542–1605) the third Mughal Emperor

Jalal ud-din Akbar was born in 1542 to Humayun, in India, while the latter was a fugitive ruler. Akbar succeeded to a very shaky...

Christina Vasa (1626–1689) Queen of Sweden, And the Most Educated Woman of the Century

Christina was born on December 8, 1626, in Stockholm as the only legitimate child of King Gustavus Adolphus (1594–1632) and his wife, Maria Eleanor...

Charles I (1600–1649) – England’s Path Towards the Civil War

Charles I, the most tragic king of the House of Stuart, was born at Dunferline in Fifeshire in Scotland on November 19, 1600. Charles...

Anne (1665–1714), first queen of Great Britain

The last of the Stuart rulers, Anne was born on February 6, 1665, in London to King James II (r. 1685–88) and Anne Hyde....

Giuseppi Garibaldi and His Role in The Unification of Divided of Italy

Giuseppi Garibaldi, known as the Liberator in Italy, was born in Nice, the port of Piedmont-Sardinia. By 1824 he was a sailor and was...

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