Tag: europe

Albigensian Crusade

1229) was a 20-year military campaign initiated by the Roman Catholic Church to eliminate the Cathar heresy in Languedoc

Austria–Hungary

the Dual Monarchy or k.u.k. Monarchy or Dual State, was a dual-monarchic union in Central Europe from 1867 to 1918, dissolved at the end of World War I

Catfish

(order Siluriformes) are a very diverse group of bony fish

Copenhagen

(; ) is the capital and largest city of Denmark

Eastern Europe

a general term that refers to the geopolitical region encompassing the easternmost part of the European continent

Eastern Orthodox

Church is the second largest single Christian communion in the world

Eastern Orthodox Church

the second largest single Christian communion in the world

Greek orthodox church

-Saint Barbaras day &ndash

History of Europe

describes the passage of time from humans inhabiting the European continent to the present day

Jutland Peninsula

(Jyske halvø) or Cimbrian Peninsula (Kimbriske halvø) is a peninsula in Europe

Lithuania

called Lietuva in Lithuanian

London

51°30′29″N, 00°07′29″W

Black people

For many centuries throughout the Age of Discovery and the colonial empires, black people came from the colonies to the "mother country", either voluntarily (sometimes for education) or under duress (sometimes as slaves)

Bronze Age

In Central Europe, the early Bronze Age Unetice culture (1800–1600 BC) includes numerous smaller groups like the Straubing, Adlerberg and Hatvan cultures

Central Europe

Following World War II, large parts of Europe that were culturally and historically Western became part of the Eastern bloc

Chariot

The Trundholm sun chariot is dated to ca. 1400 BC (see Nordic Bronze Age)

Daniel Van Buyten

In the first leg of the 2006-2007 UEFA Champions League quarter-final encounter against AC Milan at the San Siro, he scored twice with his left foot, once in the 78th minute to take Bayern to 1-1

Drum

While talking drums are generally considered an African phenomenon, in Euskalerria, the Basque Country (part of Spain), the Txalaparta was used a communication medium

Eastern Europe

During the final stages of WWII the future of Europe was decided between the Allies at the 1945 Yalta Conference, between the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Winston Churchill, the President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and

eminent domain

In many European nations, the European Convention on Human Rights provides protection from appropriation of private property by the state

Expressway

A road sign used in several European countries, showing the front of a car, indicates that a road allows only motorised vehicles able to achieve a high speed

folk music

During the Communist era national folk dancing was actively promoted by the state

folk rock

In Hungary fusion of rock and folk music began in 1965, when the band Illés introduced Hungarian folk music elements in their beat-influenced music, winning everything which could be won in that time at festivals, tv-contests, etc

France

one of the founding members of the European Union

History of Europe

The Early Modern period spans the three centuries between the Middle Ages and the Industrial Revolution, roughly from 1500 to 1800, or from the discovery of the New World in 1492 to the French Revolution in 1789

Horses in Warfare

1. During the Middle Ages in Europe, there were three primary types of horses used in warfare
2. The destrier, the courser, and the rouncey, although a generic word often used to describe medieval war horses is charger, which appears interchangeable with the other terms

Independent city

In Austria, a similar concept is the Statutarstadt

independent city

In Austria, a similar concept is the Statutarstadt

Intellectual history

An intellectual is one who tries to use his or her intellect to work, study, reflect, or ask and answer questions with regard to a variety of different ideas

International style

Around 1900 a number of architects around the world began developing new architectural solutions to integrate traditional precedents with new social demands and technological possibilities

Life imprisonment

theoretically means imprisonment until the prisoner dies

Lower Paleolithic

The Oldowan tool making culture moved into Europe from Africa, where it had originated

Medical school

There are five Medical Schools (Medicinski Fakultet) in Bosnia and Herzegovina

New Order

The map at right shows the extent of the New Order in Europe at its maximum extent in 1942. Light blue is the traditional color used in cartography in Germany to represent Germany and its sphere of influence, as a contrast to pink or red, the traditi

Nine Years' War

Marshal Duras, with 30,000 men, besieged Philippsburg on 27 September 1688; it fell on 30 October

pedestrian street

A large number of European towns and cities have made part of their centres car-free since the early 1960s

Robert Siodmak

Before leaving Hollywood for Europe in 1951, after the problematic production The Crimson Pirate for Warner Bros., his third and last film with Burt Lancaster, Siodmak had directed some of the era's best film noirs, the most of any director who worke

Town twinning

The earliest form of town twinning in Europe was between the German city of Paderborn and the French city of Le Mans in 836, although this was not officially established as a modern town twinning arrangement until 1967

Viking Age

1. The Varangians or Varyags (Russian, Ukrainian : Варяги, Varyagi) sometimes referred to as Variagians were Scandinavians, often Swedes, who migrated eastwards and southwards through what is now Russia and Ukraine mainly in the 9th and 10th centu
2. The French region of Normandy takes its name from the Viking invaders who were called Northmanorum, which means ‘men of the North.’ The first Viking raids began between 790 and 800 along the coasts of western France

Vodafone

In 1982 Racal Electronics plc's subsidiary Racal Strategic Radio Ltd. won one of two UK cellular telephone network licences