In time, the French-speaking Normans invaded England (1066), transforming the English language, with its Germanic core, by the addition of an enormous vocabulary of French loan-words.

National histories are always something of a stitch-up ... the history of these islands is layered, interwoven, visibly and ...

The currents of imperialism, ethnonationalism and racism that pervaded Nazi Germany have found firm ground in present-day ...

Introduction Caucasians usually portray themselves as ldquo;clever rdquo; and ldquo;superior human beings rdquo; on earth .

Introduction Europeans did not think we would find out about our black human species that inhabited Europe before the arrival of the Caucasians from the Caucasus Mountains in Central Asia .

The prolonged war between England and France marks a significant place in the history of the world. It is not only known for its iconic battles and political rift, but also as a key chapter in the ...

Europe has many sizeable countries with expansive topographical features to match. Here are the biggest organized from least ...

Yorkshire & Philadelphia: Pen & Sword, 2024. Pp. xxvi, 196. Map, chron., notes, biblio., index. £17.50 / $34.95. ISBN: 139906312X ...

You may have noticed that we here at Modovolo like writing articles where we make outlandish references to the ancient Romans ...

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity. “…Or death.” In 1787, when the Constitutional Convention presented the new U.S. Constitution for possible ratification by the 13 former British colonies — now, the newly ...

In lending the 11th-century Bayeux Tapestry to Britain, France uses a rich visual depiction of a war to weave a peace built ...