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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Humans and dogs have shared a special relationship for thousands of years. Dogs are our companions, trusted friends, and family members. They bring
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AncientPages.com - On December 11, 1792, King Louis XVI of France was put on trial for treason by the National Convention. Louis XVI (also known as Louis Capet)
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AncientPages.com - On November 25, 885, the Vikings laid siege to Paris. The Siege of Paris of 885-86 was part of a Viking in the Kingdom of the West
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AncientPages.com - Historical records reveal a number of truly bizarre forms of taxes people had to put up with. Taxation problems date back to earliest recorded history and as
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AncientPages.com - On November 19, 1703, "the man in the iron mask" died in the Bastille in Paris, France. He was buried under "Marchioly," and his age was "about
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History
AncientPages.com - On November 11, 1805, the battle of Durnstein took place in the Wachau valley, on the river Danube, 73 kilometers (45 mi) upstream from Vienna, Austria. It
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AncientPages.com - On November 7, 1492, the Ensisheim meteorite was observed to fall in a wheat field outside the walled town of Ensisheim in then Alsace, Further Austria
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AncientPages.com - On November 3, 1492, the Peace of Etaples was signed in Étaples (northern France) between the kings Charles VIII Valois of France and Henry VII Tudor
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AncientPages.com - On October 24, 1360, the Treaty of Brétigny was ratified. It was drafted earlier on May 8, 1360 between King Edward III of England and King John II
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AncientPages.com - On October 13th, 1307, King Philip IV of France, in league with Pope Clement V, ordered the arrest of all Templars in the Kingdom of France;
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AncientPages.com - On September 30, 1938, the Munich Agreement - an important pact was ready between Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister of France, Italy, and Adolph Hitler of Germany, which guaranteed
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AncientPage.com - On September 17, 1577, the Treaty of Bergerac was signed at Bergerac on 14 September 1577 and later ratified by the Edict of Poitiers. It was the
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AncientPages.com - On July 31, 1451, Jacques Cœur was arrested on the order of Charles VII of France. This historical scandal occurred in medieval France on this day when
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AncientPages.com - On July 28, 1794, Maximilien Robespierre, a leading figure of the French Revolution, was sent to the guillotine in Paris, France. Robespierre had dominated the Committee of
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AncientPages.com - On July 17, 1453, the Battle of Castillon was fought between the forces of France and England. Hundred Years ' War lasted for 116 years and
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AncientPages.com - On July 14th, 1789, Parisian revolutionaries and mutinous troops attacked the Paris fortress-prison Bastille. The Bastille, a royal fortress that symbolized the tyranny of the Bourbon
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AncientPages.com - On April 29, 1429, Joan of Arc, the 17-year-old French peasant, entered Orleans, the city besieged by the English. This most unusual historical event occurred during
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The 12th century Benedictine monks created the subterranean Church of Saint-Jean of Aubeterre that we can admire today. It is the largest underground church
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Throughout history, we have seen and heard about a great number of insane rulers. Some of them have been bloodthirsty tyrants, while others
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Beneath the streets of Paris there is a huge underground labyrinth with dark galleries and narrow passages. It’s a gruesome place of great historical
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Maximilien de Robespierre (May 6 1758 – July 28 1794) was a French philosopher, journalist, scholar, judge, lawyer, and an important official during
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - An "exceptional" tomb from the 5th Century BC likely to be that of a Celtic prince has been unearthed on the outskirts of Lavau in France's Champagne
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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com - We live in a world full of mysteries. We often come across intriguing stories dealing with unexplained phenomena that make us even more
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In ancient times people saw the world in a very different way. This collection of maps must be one of the strangest representations
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Civilizations
A.Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The identity of the masters of Lascaux, who possessed impressive knowledge of artistic technique and equally sophisticated knowledge, remains shrouded in mystery. What source
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