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 | | Austria Before the 18th Century | | by balisunset, Aug 31, 2008 | | In 1156, the dukes of Austria gained the right to abstain ("Privilegium Minus") from the military expeditions of the Holy Roman Empire sent to territories beyond its immediate region. This was a key loosening of ties that allowed it to evolve separately from Germany, under control of the Habsburgs from c.1300. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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 | | Rome | | by larcha, Aug 31, 2008 | | Rome grew into a powerful empire. | | Comments(2) Liked It: 5 |
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 | | Berlin Conference (1884–1885) | | by balisunset, Aug 29, 2008 | | A congress hosted in the German capital from November 1884 to February 1885 by Chancellor Otto von Bismarck to attenuate growing imperial rivalries caused by what historians now term the “new imperialism”. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Belgium in 19th Century | | by balisunset, Aug 29, 2008 | | A country the size of the state of Maryland situated in northwest Europe and surrounded by the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, France, and the North Sea. It was an advanced industrial economy and secondary imperial power by the late nineteenth century. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Art of War in Middle-Ages Europe | | by balisunset, Aug 26, 2008 | | At its narrowest definition, the "art of war" is the study of tactics and strategy. More broadly, it is all literary studies, military manuals, and guides to weapons, tactics, and strategy peculiar to a historical time and place. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Burgundian-Swiss War, 1474–1477 | | by balisunset, Aug 22, 2008 | | Burgundy’s conflict with the Swiss Confederation resulted principally from the effort by Charles the Rash to expand his domain and elevate his Duchy to the rank of kingdom and even one of the Great Powers of Europe. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Were WWI and WWII Primarily European Civil Wars? | | by C K Crowhurst, Aug 7, 2008 | | ‘Because the war [World War I] began at Sarajevo and ended at Versailles, we tend to think of it as primarily a European conflict... on closer inspection, however, the war was a truly global clash of empires'. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | A Grand Visit to Kensington Palace | | by joycelamela, Jul 28, 2008 | | Kensington palace, the official London residence of the late Princess of Wales, Diana, offers a spectacular venue of leisure and relaxing. Discover why this royal residence remains one of the most wonderful palaces in the world. | | Comments(2) Liked It: 7 |
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