Ancient history

• Failure of Absolutism in England

  The failure of absolutism in England was due to the despotic way of governing and the crackdown on those who were against the official state religion. All this generated popular discontent throughout the kingdom and the outbreak of the revolution was prepared. Due to the mass deportations of the sec

• Austro-Hungarian Empire

  In 1764, due to Hungarian demands, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was formed, ruled by the Hapsburg dynasty. In the 18th century, the Austro-Hungarian empire was made up of 14 different states, in them there was a diversity of races, languages ​​and religions, the emperor was chosen by the German princ

• deliveries from Poland

  One of the most disgraceful international scandals in history was the distribution of Poland, which in the 18th century was carried out by three neighboring countries. At that time, Poland was a vast and rich kingdom, but one that always lived in perpetual discord. The Polish nobles dominated their

• East in the Modern Age

  The countries of the East at the beginning of the Modern Age (second half of the XV century and the beginning of the XVI century), had the following panorama. India was dominated by the Mongols. It was part of the Empire of the great Mughal . Turkey after conquering Constantinople in 1453, the Turki

• Agriculture in Colonial America

  Colonial agriculture was the main economic activity and the basis of wealth in the colony , both for the income generated and for the employed population. In the first years of the conquest, most of the agricultural production followed indigenous techniques and organizational criteria. It was a vari

• Constitutional monarchy in England

  The constitutional monarchy in England was marked by the absolutism of the monarchs, who used the throne for revenge and abuse of those who were against their thinking. Because of these abuses, the people wanted freedom and because of the struggle for the throne, the revolution of 1688 originated, w

• Great Geographical Discoveries

  The name of great discoveries refers to the new territories discovered mainly by the Portuguese and Spanish navigators, since the end of the 15th century, in Africa, Asia, Oceania and America; and whose existence they were unaware of or had vague references to. The Europeans therefore arrived in As

• The Great Inventions

  The Great Inventions were known in the Middle Ages which were perfected in the fifteenth century, at the beginning of the Modern Age, for this reason human culture underwent such a radical transformation that it can be said without exaggeration that no other era in history has had such a powerful pr

• Renaissance

  Renaissance , is called the great social and political artistic phenomenon that took place during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and that consisted of a cultural transformation abandoning the norms of the Middle Ages and adopting a new conception of life. This phenomenon has the name of Rena

• Italian Renaissance

  The Italian Renaissance began in a time of great cultural changes, in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, a formidable artistic movement and great achievements that surpassed that of other countries took place in Italy. The word Renaissance (Rinascimento in Italian) has an explicit meaning, repre

• spanish renaissance

  The Spanish Renaissance was as vigorous as the Italian, but in Spain literature reached a brilliance that was unrivaled in any other country in Europe . And painting, as well as architecture, were also developed through truly creative schools. The Renaissance was a phenomenon that had great repercu

• 30 years war

  The 30-year war is one of the most important events of the Modern Age for several reasons: Because religious freedom resulted from it for various States. Because notable warriors such as Gustavus Adolphus, Wallenstein and Touraine emerged in its course. Because I ensure Frances dominance over the o

• Against Reformation

  The renewal movement that arose within the Catholic Church is called the Contra Reforma , due to the censorship that Protestantism had formulated. In the face of harsh attacks from Luther and Calvin, the Church agreed to reform itself, that is, to reorganize itself regardless of criticism of heresy

• Anglo-Saxon Kingdom

  The Anglos and the Saxons, or the Anglo-Saxon kingdom, settled in Great Britain, which were many united tribes. First inhabitants of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom The islands that today make up Great Britain were inhabited in remote times by tribes, among which the Caledonians stood out. , the one of the

• Trade in the Middle Ages

  As of the 12th century, profound changes took place in Europe, trade in the Middle Ages :the rural and closed economy, characteristic of the feudal period, was gradually transformed into an open and commercial economy. Then, the industry, the markets and the money regained importance. This commerci

• Urban Life in the Middle Ages

  Urban life in the Middle Ages in Europe was practically non-existent. Most of the Roman cities were converted only into centers of ecclesiastical administration and became part of the territorial dominion of a feudal, secular or religious lord. Very few people lived in them. However, from the twelf

• Battle of Hastings

  United Norman horsemen clashed against the Anglo-Saxon shield wall in Englands longest, most closely contested and most decisive battle in the High Middle Ages, The Battle of Hastings . William the Conquerors victory forever changed English history and marked the beginning of the mounted knights dom

• The Battle of Constantinople

  The fall of Constantinople in 1453 , with its walls pierced by Ottoman siege cannons at the Battle of Constantinople, ended the Byzantine Empire and established the Ottoman Empire as the main threat to Christianity in the Mediterranean and Eastern Europe for the next two centuries. The Byzantine Em

• the battle of agincourt

  The victory of the small, exhausted and hungry army of Henry V against a huge French host was the great triumph of the English longbow in the Hundred Years War between England and France at the Battle of Agincourt. However, despite the hail of arrows, the battle turned to close combat, and it was no

• the battle of hatin

  The Battle of Hattin was a great victory Saladin, who used his faster and lighter forces to great advantage . He was greatly helped by his enemy, King Guy, who decided to march some heavily armored soldiers through a region without water in the hottest time of the year. Hattinbattledata Who: Crusad