Europe the Continent

A brief history of the European Union, from the end of the Second World War until today.

Alphabetical and chronological listing of the countries in the European Union.

A timeline of key dates in the creation of the European Union.

Do the legs on statues reveal if someone died in battle or went on crusade?

Your Guide presents a series of short summaries covering the many holy leagues of the sixteenth century, including those of the Italian Wars and the anti-Ottoman coalitions.

Steven Kreis has tutored at several universities and thanks to his generosity you can read his lectures online. There is a complete course on ancient and medievial history, the start of one on early modern history and other essays on modern topics.

This page indexes bibliographic information on history books which cover Europe as either a geographical whole, or in units extending beyond single political or thematic boundaries.

This complicated essay by J. Peter Burgess deals with the philosophy of history and historical thought, specifically, the extent to which 'Europe' has falsely defined our use of history and borders. This is not for the beginner.

A loose grouping of land ruled in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries by the Kings of England.