Showing posts with label europe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label europe. Show all posts
Hungarian Revolt (1956 )

Hungarian Revolt (1956 )

In 1956, Hungary was a nation of 9 million. Allied to Germany during World War II, it was occupied by......
Europe and the Printing Press

Europe and the Printing Press

Before 1450, books were produced by scribes who laboriously copied an existing book by hand. Between......
Francisco Pizarro

Francisco Pizarro

Ranking with Hernán Cortés as one of the most ruthless and effective of all the Spanish conquistadores,......
Spanish Colonization of the Philippines

Spanish Colonization of the Philippines

The Philippines is an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands in Southeast Asia. It contains a great......
Philip II - Spanish Monarch

Philip II - Spanish Monarch

Despite the fact that Philip II was the ruler of the Spanish Empire when its influence in the world......
Peter I the Great - Czar of Russia

Peter I the Great - Czar of Russia

The rise to power of Peter the Great was fraught with death and uncertainty, but his reign as czar......
Peasants’ War

Peasants’ War

The Peasants’ War in Germany was a series of conflicts among the various princes in Germany and those......