Alberto Cantino, an Italian spy, acquired a Portuguese map showing ... Geographic History magazine. Knowledge is power—and no knowledge was more assiduously coveted by European nations in ...

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After much of Europe had been occupied by the Axis powers ... largest assault landings ever undertaken in the course of human history.

Even in modern history the Welsh flag has gone through many upgrades. From standing on a green mound, to having a rein and crown placed around its neck with the legend: “Y Ddraig Goch Ddry ...

A referendum that constitutionally enshrines a national objective to join the E.U. passed by a thin margin. The incumbent pro ...

The battle established Britain as Europe's naval superpower although the land battle ... other French fleets to attempt an ...

Maps, scales and other tools tell of Europeans’ attempts to make sense of race, geography and the novel plants and landscapes ...

Acknowledging Liverpool's roots as a centre for the slave trading can be incredibly uncomfortable - but it is crucial this ...

Google is rolling out a new Timeline menu on Android that lets you access your Google Maps location history ... app and may need a server-side flag to be flipped for it to appear.

In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt made Columbus Day a federal holiday at the urging of prominent Italian American ...

Key points Jewish life in Europe: Middle Ages - 1900s Map - The Jewish population in ... there was lots of diversity in terms of culture, language and history. When Hitler came to power in 1933 ...