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England's henry vii was the first monarch from this family
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163
In 447 he & his band of huns devastated the area between the mediterranean & black seas
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227
France declared war on this german state on july 19 1870
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407
In 1137 she inherited the duchy of aquitaine
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458
Laura beloved of petrarch died in this epidemic that swept medieval europe
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468
Under soviet pressure vietnam withdrew its last forces from this country in 1989
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521
Last name of brothers niccolo & maffeo who trekked to china in the 1260s
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667
Great floods in the 13th century created the zuider zee in this country
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760
Louis ix embarked on 2 of these military expeditions in 1248 & 1270
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1024
In early 1984 this country launched missiles at tankers near iran's kharg island
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1077
The portuguese captured muscat which later became the capital of this sultanate around 1508 but were driven out in 1650
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1104
A 1948 defense pact among 5 european nations led to the creation of this expanded alliance in 1949
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1122
After william iii died in 1702 this sister of mary ii succeeded to the british throne
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1133
At gdansk on september 1 1939 a german battleship opened fire on this country's forces & began world war ii
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1159
This ruler who executed john the baptist was eventually banished by caligula
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1171
This athenian's code was so strict you could be executed for stealing a cabbage
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1233
The 1598 edict of this french city gave the huguenots political equality & rights of inheritance
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1283
The greeks called ancient egypt's king khufu by this name
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1346
Imre nagy was deposed as prime minister of this country when the soviets invaded in 1956
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1419
Both lord protectors of great britain oliver & richard had this last name
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1574
Among those to reach this fabled african outpost in the 19th century were rene caillie & gordon laing
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1615
In april 1964 this island nation & tanganyika signed an act of union
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1620
Agrippina was banished from this city for conspiring against her brother caligula
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2028
German for empire the first one was the holy roman empire; the second was founded in 1871
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2051
The largest naval battle of wwi was fought near & named for this danish peninsula
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2123
Family name of pope leo x & his brothers guiliano & piero di lorenzo who ruled florence
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2143
This 16-year-old black prince led his men to victory at the battle of crecy in august 1346
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2143
From 434 to 445 he ruled the huns jointly with his brother bleda
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2162
For nearly 100 years until it fell to russia in 1721 estonia was controlled by this scandinavian country
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2165
When edward the confessor died in 1066 the english nobles chose this earl of wessex as king
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2187
Around 2500 b.c. the harappan civilization sprung up around this river in pakistan & northwestern india
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2263
With its people starving this breakaway republic surrendered to nigeria in 1970
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2272
In 610 a.d. this 40-year old had a vision that he was to be the messenger of god
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2306
From 1238 to 1492 this area in southern spain was an independent moorish kingdom
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2326
The reign of the gupta dynasty from about 320 to 550 has been called the golden age of this country
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2353
This region of france that juts into the atlantic was conquered by julius caesar in 56 b.c.
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2466
For aboux 2350 years the kingdom of cush flourished along the nile river in this country south of egypt
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2496
The ancient greek colony of cyrene was settled around 631 b.c. in what later became this north african country
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2504
The first modern bankers were from this italian region hence london's banks on lombard street
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2512
In 1040 this scottish king was murdered by macbeth one of his rivals
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2556
European production of this fiber began after two monks smuggled some worms out of china around 550 a.d.
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2559
In 1949 this city became the capital of the nationalist chinese government
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2587
