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History by Era

Material on European history ordered by era, a categorization useful for dealing with the ancient and pre-modern world (e.g. the Roman Empires), as well as continent spanning events (e.g. Cold War, Renaissance).
The Gregorian Calendar
An account of the introduction and adoption of the Gregorian Calendar.
The History Guide: Lectures on History
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.
World History: The Big Story
Frank Smitha's website covers the whole of world history from ancient times to today, including a lot of material on Europe. The site is divided up into five eras: ancient, 6th to 15th centuries, 16 to 19th centuries, 1901 to World War 2, 1946 to today.

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