World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia
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World History Encyclopedia

We are a non-profit organization publishing the world's most-read history encyclopedia. Our mission is to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide. Subscribe to our Podcast: SpotifyApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSoundcloud

  1. The Hundred Years’ War - Consequences and Effects

    NOV 15

    The Hundred Years’ War - Consequences and Effects

    The Hundred Years' War was fought intermittently between England and France from 1337 to 1453 CE and the conflict had many consequences, both immediate and long-lasting. Besides the obvious death and destruction that many of the battles visited upon soldiers and civilians alike, the war made England virtually bankrupt and left the victorious French Crown in total control of all of France except Calais.

    19 min
  2. Joan of Arc

    NOV 15

    Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc (Jeanne D'Arc, l. c. 1412-1431 CE) was a medieval peasant who, claiming to receive visions from God, turned the tide of the Hundred Years' Warin favor of a French victory. She was famously martyrd for standing by her claim of divine inspiration and later canonized as a saint.

    20 min
  3. The Impact of the British Industrial Revolution

    NOV 11

    The Impact of the British Industrial Revolution

    The consequences of the British Industrial Revolution (1760-1840) were many, varied, and long-lasting. Working life in rural and urban settings was changed forever by the inventions of new machines, the spread of factories, and the decline of traditional occupations. Developments in transportation and communications meant life in the post-industrial world was more exciting and faster, with people more connected than ever before. Consumer goods became more affordable to more people, and there were more jobs for a booming population. The price to pay for progress was often a working life that was noisy, repetitive, and dangerous, while cities grew to become overcrowded, polluted, and crime-ridden.

    20 min
  4. Discovery of Penicillin

    NOV 11

    Discovery of Penicillin

    The age of antibiotics began in September 1928, with the discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming (1881-1955), then a professor of bacteriology at St. Mary's Hospital in London. Previously there were no effective treatments against a range of bacterial infections from pneumonia to sepsis.

    15 min
  5. The Youth of George Washington

    NOV 11

    The Youth of George Washington

    The youth of George Washington (1732-1799), the first President of the United States, remains the least understood chapter of his life, shrouded in folklore and myths. Yet the experiences of his youth, and the bond he felt toward his older half-brother Lawrence, shaped the man he was to become and helped put him on the path toward revolution and the presidency.

    20 min
  6. Spartan Women

    SEP 25

    Spartan Women

    Spartan women had more rights and enjoyed greater autonomy than women in any other Greek city-state of the Classical Period (5th-4th centuries BCE). Women could inherit property, own land, make business transactions, and were better educated than women in ancient Greece in general. Unlike Athens, where women were considered second-class citizens, Spartan women were said to rule their men.

    20 min
  7. Civilians View of D-Day

    SEP 24

    Civilians View of D-Day

    The Normandy landings in France, which began on D-Day, 6 June 1944, involved the largest troop movement in history, but in this article, we focus on the view from civilians directly involved in that momentous day when the Allies sought to liberate Western Europe from occupation by Nazi Germany and end the Second World War (1939-45).

    13 min
  8. Catherine de' Medici

    SEP 23

    Catherine de' Medici

    Catherine de' Medici (l. 1519-1589) was the queen of France, mother of three kings and two queens and, between 1559 and c. 1576, the most powerful woman in France and, possibly, all of Europe. She was the strength behind the French throne for almost 20 years, maintaining the monarchy through the chaos of the French Wars of Religion and political intrigue

    23 min
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    2019 - 2024
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