A look at these three distinct topics will provide an interesting introduction to this fourth part of the story of France. Medieval...

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There continues to be much argument amongst academics and the general public of what the phrase Dark Ages means in a Western European...

Not until the 19th century was a serious effort made to train people for leadership roles. Unsurprisingly this occurred mainly in...

It is with the Romans that we get our first recorded history of France, known to the Romans as Gaul. It is Julius Caesar himself who...

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Crushed but now Renewed Part 1: Conflict on The Frontier and two examples of Indigenous Resistance, 1880s/90s Part 2: Survival. What...

Finland only became independent in 1917, at the time of The Russian Revolution. Finland had been a Grand Duchy of Russia since 1809. ...

The public reaction to the death of The Queen, and the accession of the new King, has been remarkable, and to some extent unexpected in...

Ever Westwards The story this week of the indigenous peoples of USA is how the European Americans forced the indigenous tribes ever...

The rise of Sweden into the top league of European Nations during the time of The 30 Years War under their King, Gustavus Adolphus, is...

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Recently asked what was the origin of the name Lithuania - which I didn't know - set me thinking. Hence this blog. I am always pleased...

I don't usually either read or recommend historical fiction. However, over recent years as the quality of this type of fiction has...

....comprising Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have over the centuries been the plaything of Great Powers, notably in the modern era,...

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Gorbachev was to prove the last leader of The USSR. He was also the first Soviet leader to be born after The October Revolution of 1917....