… greatly from the daily life of the 21st Century. Back then, society was led more by the group rather than the individual; now, society is led by individuals rather than the group. The people were more influenced by church as a whole than we are…

… violated the rights of Catholics to worship freely, and violated the Prussian constitution, he accomplished a lot for the German States. Some people may look back and think it was wrong to go about things the way he did, but at that time, he was…

… His family was exiled by the same people who exiled Dante not too long before they were exiled. In 1320 Francesco began to study law in Bologna. His father wanted him to be in law, but Francesco despised lawyers because he didn't like the fact…

… of plague that ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1351. The disaster affected all aspects of life. Depopulation and shortage of labor hastened changes already inherent in the rural economy; the substitution of wages for labor services was accelerated,…

… ceasefire was the Christmas Truce of 1914 during the First World War. On Christmas Day, 1914, only 5 months into World War I, German, British, and French soldiers, already sick and tired of the senseless killing, disobeyed their superiors and fraternized…

… Mughal rule in the late 1500's and the early 1600's. The Mughal rule was rising and so they openly welcomed these western traders. But by the 1700's, the Mughal rule declined and the British East India Company (BEIC) had established themselves in…

… strictly autocratic and yielded absolute power; but his government was inefficient and corrupt. Though we had 'Tsar Liberator' Alexander III, reforms were nil, unsuccessful and reversed by succeeding Czars. At a time where other western European powers…

… from the king before he died in his ring, as the symbol of his regency, on the sundown of 10th of June, after the ten day fever, in the Palace of Nabukodonossor. Two of his life's most famous quotes were "I would rather live a short life of glory…

… had positive and negative effects on the lives of workers. Industrialization, in economics, is a condition marked by an increase in the importance of industry to an economy. The process of industrialization describes the transition from an agricultural…

… of the Avro Arrow is a chronicle of triumph and tragedy for Canadian aviation but still remains a benchmark of technology and innovation as one of the finest achievements in Canadian aviation history. The Arrow was a technical masterpiece, at the forefro…