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war of sucession
A war of succession is a war prompted by a succession crisis in which two or more individuals claim the right of successor to a deceased or deposed monarch. The rivals are typically supported by factions within the royal court. -
seven years war
The Seven Years' War was a series of international conflicts that occurred between early 1756 and late 1763 to establish control over Silesia and for colonial supremacy in North America and India. -
STATEMENT OF THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA
It was unanimously adopted by the Virginia Delegate Convention as part of the Virginia Constitution in the context of the American Revolution of 1776, in which the thirteen British colonies in America gained their independence. Through the Virginia Declaration of Rights, the other colonies were encouraged to become independent from Great Britain. -
War of Independence of the USA
The American War of Independence was a war that pitted the original Thirteen British Colonies in North America against the Kingdom of Great Britain. It occurred between 1775 and 1781, ending with the British defeat at the Battle of Yorktown and the signing of the Treaty of Paris. -
Storming of the bastille town of paris
ON July 14, 1789, the people of France took the Bastille fortress, starting one of the most important revolutions in history. Not only because of its political character, but because of its legacy for the rights of freedom, security and property. -
The restauration
The term Restoration refers to the period between the final fall of Napoleon (1815) and the beginning of the revolutionary process of 1830. During it, the French monarchy was restored in the figure of Louis XVIII de Bourbon, brother of Louis XVI and successor of his nephew Louis XVII, who never came to reign and who died in 1795, a prisoner of the revolution. In Europe, this stage was characterized by the attempt to recompose the framework of the Old Regime, something that its supporters -
Age of napoleon
The age of Napoleon transformed Europe, laying the foundations for the modern world. Now Alistair Horne, one of the great chroniclers of French history gives us a fresh account of that remarkable time. Born into poverty on the remote island of Corsica, he rose to prominence in the turbulent years following the French Revolution, when most of Europe was arrayed against France. Through a string of brilliant and improbable victories -
Revolutions of 1848
The revolution started in France. A popular uprising ended the monarchy of Louis-Philippe of Orleans and the social republic and universal suffrage were proclaimed. In Eastern Europe, the struggle was essentially against absolutist regimes and Austrian imperial domination. Various peoples such as Hungary, Bohemia, the Northern Italy and the Germanic confederation also rose up against the empires. -
Industrial Revolution
Historians conventionally divide the Industrial Revolution into two approximately consecutive parts. What is called the first Industrial Revolution lasted from the mid-18th century to about 1830 and was mostly confined to Britain. The second Industrial Revolution lasted from the mid-19th century until the early 20th century and took place in Britain, continental Europe, North America, and Japan. Later in the 20th century, the second Industrial Revolution spread to other parts of the world. -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States of America from March 4, 1861 until his assassination in 1865.