Early Modern France – Henry IV
Henry IV of France Henry IV of France In 1589 AD, Catherine de Medici died in France, and her last son, Henry III, was killed a few months later. Henry III had [...]
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Depression in Europe – 1930s
Germany during the Depression Why was Europe suddenly poor? After World War I, Europe was much poorer than it had been before the war. Many men had been killed in [...]
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Commune and Third Republic – France
Napoleon III - his capture led to the Third Republic Germany against France By the 1860s, France was nervously watching as the German states and Prussia combined into one country [...]
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Colonization and Empire – Europe
British colonialist in a litter carried by local men After Napoleon Napoleon's empire in Europe ended a lot of the old powers. But when Napoleon lost power in 1815 AD, rich men [...]
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Anne of Austria, Queen of France
Anne of Austria Anne of Austria rules France Cardinal Richelieu died in 1642 AD and Louis XIII died the next year, in 1643. Louis' wife, Anne of Austria, ruled after him as regent for [...]
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Europe’s economy in the 1800s
A British merchant ship in the Caribbean, in the 1860s By 1800 AD, France, Britain, and Spain were all getting rich. They used their strong armies and navies to take wood, food, and cotton from other [...]
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European economy in the 1700s
Kids in a spinning mill in England During the 1700s AD, the first modern factories opened. At first these were spinning factories to make thread for clothing, blankets, and sheets. Because most adults [...]
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Leonardo da Vinci Biography
Th Leonardo da Vinci, artist and scientist - a self-portrait Leonardo was home-schooled The artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci was born near Florence, in Italy, in 1452 AD. His father was a [...]
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Albigensians – Cathars – Crusade
Albigensians were also called Cathars This story starts about 1050 AD, not long after the Capetians took power in northern France. Some Christian people in the south of France began to think differently about God from the [...]
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Seventh Crusade – Louis IX and Baybars
Louis IX (Saint Louis) The Seventh Crusade was not started by any Pope, but by King Louis IX of France, who became known later as Saint Louis because of his great devotion to the Christian [...]
