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Christopher Columbus’ exploits awed Europe with the possibility of reaching the riches of Asia without the arduous travel east into vast des...

Coming from a family of illustrious soldiers, John Byng, the later 5th Viscount of Torrington, decided to add a sideline to his resume, that...

The Baptist preacher and iron monger Thomas Newcomen and his partner John Calley held their breath as they watched and waited for the beam o...

Sir John Bowring lived a life of multiple careers. He published translated works from different European cultures before dedicating his ...

Sir John Bowring lived a life of multiple careers. He published translated works from different European cultures before dedicating his ...

King John signing the Magna Carta It is an influential document in world history. It constricted the powers of a monarch in an era of ...

The Thirty Years’ War devastated Europe in the early part of the 17th century. But what were the causes that led to the momentous even...

John Cadbury Besides Milton Hershey, there were already numerous chocolatiers that began manufacturing in Europe. The French, the Dutc...

John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich Anyone who would see two or more bread piled together with something in between will call it a sandwich...

Lübeck - center of the Hanse A united German States was not formed until the establishment of the German Empire in 1871 under the lea...

Richard Arkwright Factories build the modern world. It is from these establishments where many of our needs and wants are built. From ...