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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.
Napoleon's Continental System, a boycott of British commerce across Europe between 1806 and 1814, led to a brief war between Britain and Russia: the Anglo-Russian War.
Napoleon Bonaparte and the Duke of Wellington were two of the greatest military leaders of the 19th century. But who was the better man?
In the Soviet Union, political repression was a tactic to extinguish real and imaginary enemies and to eliminate political opponents.
Lebensraum—or “living space”—was a critical part of Nazi ideology that justified its territorial expansionism through war efforts and racial policy.
The Barbary Wars saw the United States Navy battle against pirates upon the seas of the Mediterranean.
Located in the Algarve in southern Portugal, Faro is a beautiful coastal city with a long history stretching back to the Phoenicians.
Napoleon Bonaparte rose from humble beginnings to become a successful general and emperor of the French, but his fall and exile were equally dramatic.
During the first half of the 16th century, Emperor Charles V inherited a large empire and spent his life trying to hold on to it.