European history

European history

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European history

Tsarevets is a medieval stronghold located on a hill with the same name in Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria. It served as the Second Bulgarian Empire's primary fortress and strongest bulwark from ...

Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria

History; European history

Ivan Asen II ruled as Emperor of Bulgaria from 1218 to 1241, during the Second Bulgarian Empire.

RMS Titanic

History; European history

RMS Titanic was a passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. The sinking of ...

Blockade of Porto Bello

History; European history

The Blockade of Porto Bello was a failed British naval action against the Spanish port of Porto Bello in present day Panama between 1726 and 1727 as part of the Anglo-Spanish War. The British were ...

Great Smog

History; European history

The Great Smog of '52 or Big Smoke, was a severe air pollution event that affected London during December 1952. A period of cold weather, combined with an anticyclone and windless conditions, ...

Great Storm (1703)

History; European history

The Great Storm of 1703 was the most severe storm or natural disaster ever recorded in the southern part of Great Britain. It affected southern England and the English Channel in the Kingdom of Great ...

Laki

History; European history

Laki or Lakagígar (Craters of Laki) is a volcanic fissure situated in the south of Iceland, not far from the canyon of Eldgjá and the small village Kirkjubæjarklaustur, in South-East Iceland. ...