From ancient Colchis and the rock-cut city of Uplistsikhe to Roman forts and Byzantine strongholds, these seven...
Europe
European history follows a continent shaped by changing borders and encounters among diverse peoples. Read about the societies and events that transformed Europe and influenced the wider world.
The Migration Period was a crucible in which the old world died and a new one was...
Exploring a tension between competing historical narratives. By Dr. Stefan BergerProfessor of HistoryDirector, Institute for Social MovementsRuhr-Universität...
Many non-European ethnic groups and nationalities have migrated to Europe over the centuries. Interethnic Relations in Early...
Europe was a patchwork of relatively small territories and cities. By Dr. Lars BehrischAssistant Professor of International...
The Malthusian model has been very influential. This is presented in three periods: Early Modern (1500-1800), Modern (1800-1900),...
Three major waves of border changes in 20th-century Europe. By Dr. Lorena De VitaAssistant Professor of HumanitiesUtrecht...
The channeling of migration. By Dr. Ondřej DanielProfessor of Migration and Transnationalism in Contemporary HistoryUniverzita Karlova By Dr....
A growing influence of nationalism as an ideology. By Dr. Ido de HaanProfessor of Political HistoryUtrecht University...
Decline in European imperial dominance. By Dr. Gabriela de Lima GreccoResearcher, Department of History, Political Theories and...
The shared essence of Europe. By Dr. Péter ErdősiVisiting Faculty, Cultural Heritage Studies Program, Central European UniversitySenior...
Europe’s origins in the medieval Christian Church. By Dr. Nere BasabeFinal Year PhD StudentThe History of Political...
An age of an unprecedented global transformation. By Dr. Ramachandra ByrappaAssistant Professor of HistoryEötvös Loránd University By Dr. Jarsolav...
Following the trail of Hitler’s land grabs. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction The Munich Agreement, signed on 30 September...
Physical borders are often used in establishing the difference between ‘us’ and ‘them’. By Dr. Benjamin ConradTeaching...
Following the life course, running from birth to old age and death. Household and Family in Early...
There is a relationship between population declines in rural areas and support for populist radical right parties...
Maybe they think it’s the best way to stop the world from changing. Introduction Immigrants are to...
The rise of the far right brings new troops to a battle progressives cannot afford to lose....
If Gabriele d’Annunzio had never existed then the world would have had to invent him. The Croatian...
The idea of Europe took on various forms over the century. By Dr. Justine FaureIRHiS Institut de...
The wide, porous, and fluid borders of the early modern period gradually transformed during the nineteenth century....
They created elaborate systems of prejudice with real economic, political, and social consequences. By Dr. Saúl Martínez...
There are several different accounts of the origins of the Franks. Introduction The Franks were a Germanic people who...
Neither of these regions allow for any simple categorization of Roman versus non-Roman. Introduction The organizers of...
The various postal systems that transversed Europe, and, crucially, how they were interconnected. By Nikolaus Schobesberger, Paul...
A reconstruction of separate, conservative, universal elements of the ancient world view is feasible. Abstract Numerous burials...
How commodity production in Central Europe was a part of the wider Atlantic world. Introduction “While 19th-century...
The national heroes whom they revered more often than not had an evident religious significance. Introduction The...
He was widely honored during his lifetime, including in Great Britain and the United States, as a...