History Essays

When Lord Tennyson wrote that, “freedom broadens slowly down from precedent to precedent,” he gave full rein to poetic fancy that had no relation to human history. American history, for instance, shows that absolute freedom is a myth, in that freedom at any point of time is determined by the …

There was an epoch when the continents were in distinct configuration, and one of the land masses referred to as the Afro-Eurasia. Afro-Eurasia comprised of Africa, Europe, and Asia together with other adjacent lands as a spatial entity. Surprisingly, it never acquired a name of its own when other prominent …

The book I read was The Great Influenza by John M. Barry. He talks about the deadly pandemic of 1918, a pandemic that killed millions of people worldwide. The author uses his medical research and writing skills thoroughly explain the story of influenza and the people who tried to fight …

Anthony Nolan US History Various Accounts of D-Day In the Second World War, one of the most significant days was June 6, 1944- D-Day. D-Day, or Department Day, is known as the turning part of the war when Allied forces invaded a German occupied France in Normandy. Being such as …

I chose this topic because I have always fascinated with Russian history. I think that the mystery of the missing Princess Anastasia and the whole Romanov family is something that I’ve wanted to learn more about. Looking into the Bolshevik Revolution will help to give insight into not only what …

Have you ever heard of D-Day? It is an important battle in world history as it marks the event that helped the end World War II. D-Day happened in Normandy, France and three countries the United States of America, Great Britain and Canada became allies and decided to invade the …

The rise of civilization is one of the most important topics in world history. Due to technology and digging techniques scientists were able to explore how cultures developed, how the culture lived in relation to religion and society and what of these findings can be related to nowadays. Thus in …

Last year, I had lived in Rome to study abroad for a year, and visited to tons of museums, churches and historic landmarks. I learned about the pictures and Italian artists in the medieval era. They are affecting for people who are interested in the world history or historic culture, …

During the sixteen hundreds there were many autocratic leaders in Europe, specifically Spain and France. An autocrat is an dictator or ruler who reigns with absolute power. Leaders such as Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire and Louis XIV of France reigned as autocrats and effected their country with …

In what respects did Byzantium continue the patterns of the classical Roman Empire? In what ways did it diverge from those patterns? Byzantium used the same infrastructure system as it didn’t changed what was left from Rome. They also had the same form of government, which is one that is …