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Battle of Budapest and Vienna 1945
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Battle of Budapest and Vienna 1945
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The Budapest Offensive was Soviet Russia’s campaign to disable Hungary, the last Nazi ally, in 1944–45. Following the occupation of Romania in summer 1944, Soviet forces swept westwards into Hungary and southern Bulgaria. Budapest was isolated in December, and after a devastating siege the city fell on 13 February 1945.... More
Egypt and the Suez Canal 1882–1900
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Egypt and the Suez Canal 1882–1900
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By 1882, increasingly hostile internal opposition towards Egypt’s Khedive Tewfiq had forced him into retreat in Alexandria. Britain and France both had interests in Egypt and the Suez Canal, with many British politicians having personal investments. A combined British and French fleet was sent to Alexandria to monitor the situation,... More
English Civil War 1642–43
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English Civil War 1642–43
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The long-running feud between Charles I and parliament tipped into open war in August 1642, after rebellions in Scotland and then Ireland precipitated discontent with royal autocracy. Crucially, the Parliamentarian power base was in the wealthy southeast; a royal attempt to move on London was repulsed at Turnham Green. However,... More
English Civil War 1644
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English Civil War 1644
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The battle of Marston Moor (2 July) was a decisive defeat for the Royalist cause. It shattered the aura of invincibility of Prince Rupert of the Rhine, and established the military reputation of Oliver Cromwell. With the assistance of the Scottish Covenanter army, the Parliamentarians now held sway over the... More
English Civil War 1645–46
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English Civil War 1645–46
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After routing the Royal army at Naseby (14 June 1645), the New Model Army, together with 5,000 prisoners, seized the King’s personal effects, including correspondence exposing his attempts to inveigle Catholic European nations and the Irish Confederation into the war. They published the correspondence under the banner ‘The King’s Cabinet... More
Expansion of Russia: 1530–1618
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Expansion of Russia: 1530–1618
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The reign of Ivan IV ‘the Terrible’ (1547–84) was marked by great vicissitudes, often exacerbated by his own violent temperament. He brought about great expansion of the empire, with the subjugation of the khanates of Astrakhan, Kazan and Sibir. This took his rule south to the Caucasus and deep into... More
John Brown’s Raid 1856
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John Brown’s Raid 1856
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The armed abolitionist John Brown espoused the anti-slavery cause as early as the 1830s, becoming increasingly militant after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850. When the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854), provoked disturbances between pro- and anti-slavery factions, Brown, who had sons living in Kansas, gathered men, guns and... More
Omri’s Dynasty 885 BCE
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Omri’s Dynasty 885 BCE
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Omri’s succession took place after the chariot commander Zimri assassinated the legitimate ruler, Elah, and proclaimed himself king. Omri, Elah’s general, was engaged in the siege of Gibbethon against the occupying Philistines when he heard of the regicide. Omri’s army immediately advanced to Tirzah and within a week Zimri had... More
Post-Soviet Ukraine 1991–2022
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Post-Soviet Ukraine 1991–2022
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On 21 August 1991 Ukraine withdrew from the Soviet Union; five months later, on 1 December, a referendum on the Act of Declaration of Independence was held and was passed by an overwhelming majority of 92.3%. The first decades of independence proved to be fraught with political instability; the majority... More
Prayer Book Rebellion 1549
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Prayer Book Rebellion 1549
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The Act of Uniformity made it law for Cranmer’s Protestant Book of Common Prayer, published in 1549, to be used in all English churches. Some churches were happy to use the new prayer book, which decreed that all services be conducted in English, while others, while prepared to adhere to... More
Race Riots and Non-Violent Demonstrations 1865–1968
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Race Riots and Non-Violent Demonstrations 1865–1968
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After emancipation in 1865, southern states introduced laws (Black Codes), restricting black civil rights. These racially divisive laws, (known as ‘Jim Crow’) disenfranchised and subordinated blacks. There was a surge in violent white supremacist movements, such as the Ku Klux Klan. Until the 1958–68 Civil Rights movement, characterized by non-violent... More
Russia in the Time of Troubles, 1598–1618
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Russia in the Time of Troubles, 1598–1618
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When Ivan IV’s son, Feodor, died in 1598 his regent, Boris Godunov, was elected tsar. Godunov’s initially enlightened rule was beset by devastating famine (1601–03): social order broke down and, upon his death (1605), the political order also collapsed. The three ‘False Dmitris’, pretenders claiming to be the youngest son... More