Holland is a region situated on the western coast of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. "Holland" is often mistakenly used to refer to the entire country.
Trace your ancestry in Prussia, Bavaria and more with our guide to research in Germany’s historical regions
Tracing the diffusion of Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Bronze Age cultures and peoples from the Middle East to Europe through DNA.
Australia is a continent like no other.
From Beowulf to Wikipedia, here’s how English grew, spread, and changed.
What happened when the Anglo-Saxons arrived in Britain? Meet the Anglo-Saxons, Picts, Romans and Britons in this BBC Bitesize year 5/6 primary history guide.
Regarding the last one: What the hell, Spain?
Why the war started, how the Allies won, and why the world has never been the same
Regarding the last one: What the hell, Spain?
From 5,500BC to how you commute to work today.
Maria Jose Surribas CampsThe Jewish community or aljama of Tàrrega, on the Royal Road between Barcelona and Lleida, dates back to 1278 or earlier.[1] What follows is a description of that community…
Tim Merrill is using Pinterest to collect maps showing where ethnic groups live and what languages are spoken in Asia.
See the evolution of Phoenicia from an independent land to life under the Greeks and Romans, while still retaining much of original Phoenicia.
Regarding the last one: What the hell, Spain?
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Scientists at Oxford University have found that modern Britain can be divided into 17 distinct genetic 'clans' (pictured) with the Welsh having the most DNA from the original settlers of the British Isles.
Political map of pre-Mongol Asia c.1200 AD
Estrogens, which are prime female sex hormones, promote female secondary sexual traits, such as breasts and hips. As a consequence of estrogens, girls form breasts, and their hips widen. These bodily features have the most significant effect on female physical attractiveness by a male.
Map Austro-Hungarian Empire ca. 1914
Austria-Hungary was a power that existed in the heart of Europe from 1867 to 1918. The Empire was the 2nd-largest nation in Europe after Russia and the 3d-most populous after the Russian and the German Empire.
A note from the creator of this map: "Quality of education greatly influences IQ scores, i.e. a lower average IQ is more indicative of lower access to wide-scale quality education rather than innate intelligence."
Specifying which culture and civilization is the oldest on Earth is a rather complex matter. It is no wonder that, over the centuries, trying to find the
Ayer por la noche una lectora me preguntó cuál era la diferencia entre los dos tipos de campos alemanes durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, en los cuales
Using infographical maps to represent data is nothing new, but London-based designer Yanko Tsvetkov, through his site alphadesigner.com, has taken this common form in a new direction by releasing a series of both funny and thought-provoking prejudice maps. Instead of displaying political borders or statistics, his maps make tongue-in-cheek representations of social, cultural and political stereotypes.
The Warring States period (481/403 BCE - 221 BCE) describes the three centuries when various rival Chinese states battled viciously for territorial advantage and dominance. Ultimately the Qin state...
Mapmaking may now be a more popular activity than in any other time in history—every time a person looks for directions online, a new, customized map is...
Battles and other significant events of this period This is a very active period in the evolvement of the Kingdoms of Britain, free of Roman dominance, there are many boundary changes as Kingdoms look to secure the better lands of their neighbourimg Kingdoms. There was conflict not only between the...
There are a lot more wolves there than you think.
