World History Chapters

Whether it's people, places or events which fuel "the news," the fabric of our lives is impacted by world events. This collection features stories from ancient to modern times.

The fighting stops on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month in 1918. Germany loses the war and territory, which sets up the scenario for H...

Mary is to marry the sickly son of Henry VIII, but Catholic forces oppose it, resulting in a war.

Mary grows up in the French court but returns to Scotland after her husband, heir to the French throne, dies.

Whenever Ireland tries to regain their independence, England defeats them.

Here we see an example of an Enigma code book which Germany used during World War II. The title, Sondermaschinen Schlüssel, means "Special Machin...

Nicholas' coronation feast causes the death of about 2,000 people and his reign causes Russia many military losses.

Threatened by Mary's supporters, Elizabeth's followers plot to incriminate Mary.

Ephialtes, a Greek traitor, leads Xerxes' army on a secret path around Thermopylae in order to surround and defeat the Greek army.

Japan is prone to earthquakes; a major quake hits on March 11, 2011 and causes a major tsunami and a failed nuclear reactor.

This image depicts the town of Lillehammer, Norway (as it appeared in 2005). Erling Storrusten was living in this town when he was part of Milorg, Nor...

Catholic Mary seeks help from Protestant Queen Elizabeth, who instead keeps her under house arrest for nineteen years.

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