English Civil War (1642-1651)
The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a bloody, complex, and politically transformative conflict in British history. It wasn’t just a…
The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a bloody, complex, and politically transformative conflict in British history. It wasn’t just a…
By early 1016, England was under siege. King Æthelred the Unready had just died in April, and his son Edmund…
The Second Carib War, fought from 1795 to 1797 on the island of Saint Vincent, was a dramatic and bloody…
The Battle of Ramillies, fought on 23 May 1706, was a pivotal engagement during the War of the Spanish Succession…
The Battle of Blenheim, fought on 13 August 1704, was one of the most decisive and consequential engagements of the…
The War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) was a European mega-conflicts that shaped the modern balance of power. The Core…
The Siege of Orléans (1428–1429) was a major turning point in the Hundred Years’ War between France and England. It’s…
The Korean War (1950–1953) was a significant conflict that took place on the Korean Peninsula, involving North Korea (supported by…
The Iraq War of 2003, also known as the Second Gulf War or the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, was a…
The Battle of Kursk was one of the most significant and largest tank battles in history, fought between Nazi Germany…
The Battle of Stalingrad (July 17, 1942 – February 2, 1943) was one of the most crucial and devastating battles…
The Gulf War (1990–1991), also known as Operation Desert Storm, was a major conflict in the Middle East triggered by…
The Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648) was one of the most destructive and protracted conflicts in European history. It began as…
The Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988) was a prolonged and devastating conflict between Iran and Iraq that resulted in significant loss of…
The Suez Crisis, also known as the Second Arab-Israeli War or the Tripartite Aggression, was a major international conflict that…
The Russian Civil War (1917–1921) was a multi-faceted conflict that erupted in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution of 1917…
The Battle of New Orleans, fought on January 8, 1815, was the final major battle of the War of 1812…
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed military operation in April 1961, in which a group of Cuban exiles,…
The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a pivotal confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during…
The Battle of Trenton took place on December 26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. It was a pivotal and…
The Vietnam War (1955–1975) was a conflict in Southeast Asia that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam and its…
The Falklands War was a ten-week conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over control of the Falkland Islands, a…
The Nordic Seven Years’ War (1563–1570) was a major conflict in Northern Europe, primarily involving the kingdoms of Sweden and…
The New Zealand Wars, also known as the Māori Wars, were a series of conflicts between Māori tribes (iwi) and…
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of major conflicts that took place between Napoleon Bonaparte’s French Empire and a…
The Crimean War (1853–1856) was a major conflict fought between the Russian Empire on one side and an alliance of…
The Wars of the Roses (1455–1487) were a series of English civil wars fought between two rival branches of the…
Operation Barbarossa, launched on June 22, 1941, was Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. It…
The Invasion of Poland in 1939 was the military action that triggered the beginning of World War II. It was…
The Battle of Homildon Hill (also known as the Battle of Humbleton Hill) took place on 14 September 1402 between…
The history of nuclear weapons is one of the most significant and controversial chapters in modern history, shaping global politics,…
The Mukden Incident, also known as the Manchurian Incident, occurred on September 18, 1931, and marked the beginning of Japan’s…
The Battle of Stirling Bridge was a significant battle during the First War of Scottish Independence. It took place on…
The Battle of Britain (July 10 – October 31, 1940) was a crucial military campaign of World War II in…
The Marshall Plan, officially known as the European Recovery Program (ERP), was an American initiative to aid the economic recovery…
The Ninth Crusade (1271–1272) is generally regarded as the last major Crusade to the Holy Land, though its impact was…
The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 was a significant early test of the authority of the newly formed United States federal…
The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a significant conflict in North America that was part of a larger global…
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty signed on June 28, 1919, at the Palace of Versailles in France,…
The Cold War was a prolonged period of geopolitical tension, ideological conflict, and military rivalry between the United States and…
The Sri Lankan Civil War was a brutal and protracted conflict that took place from 1983 to 2009 between the…
The Eighth Crusade, launched in 1270, was the last major Crusade aimed at reclaiming the Holy Land from Muslim control….
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the American War of Independence, was a conflict between the thirteen American colonies…
The Seventh Crusade (1248–1254) was a major military campaign led by Louis IX of France, also known as Saint Louis,…
The Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn or the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, was a…
The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a significant conflict in European history, fought between a coalition led by the Tsardom…
The Revolutions of 1848, also known as the Springtime of Nations or the Year of Revolution, were a series of…
The Gallipoli Campaign, also known as the Dardanelles Campaign, was a significant military operation during World War I, taking place…
The Sixth Crusade (1228–1229) was a significant event in the history of the Crusades, notable for being one of the…
The Russian Revolution of 1917 was a pivotal event in world history that led to the overthrow of the Russian…
The Fifth Crusade (1217–1221) was a major military expedition aimed at recapturing Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslim control….
The Rhodesian Bush War, also known as the Second Chimurenga or the Zimbabwe War of Liberation, was a protracted and…
The Battle of the Somme, fought between July 1 and November 18, 1916, was one of the largest and deadliest…
The Fourth Crusade (1202–1204) was one of the most controversial and consequential of the medieval Crusades. Originally intended to conquer…
The Battle of Verdun, fought from February 21 to December 18, 1916, was one of the largest and longest battles…
The Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) was a brutal and complex conflict that took place in Spain, deeply affecting the country…
The Battle of the Marne, fought from September 6 to September 12, 1914, was a pivotal battle in the early…
The Lebanese Civil War, which lasted from 1975 to 1990, was a multifaceted and brutal conflict that tore apart Lebanon…
World War II (1939–1945) was one of the most significant and devastating conflicts in human history, involving many of the…
The Battle of Tannenberg, fought between August 26 and August 30, 1914, was one of the first major battles of…