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European History Generally
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts (AEMMA): Training Program Structure 
 This Canadian organization hopes to "resurrect the combat skills, philosophies and principles of an accomplished European Medieval martial artist." This site features a manual of training techniques based on medieval texts, with photos, illustrations, and video clips. Discusses drills, sparring and fencing, grappling, dagger training, jousting, horsemanship, and related techniques. Training classes are offered for a fee. http://www.aemma.org/ Topics: History, History By Place, Photograph Collections: History, Sports Last updated Dec 14, 2008 At Cold War's End: US Intelligence on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, 1989-1991
Declassified CIA documents from 1989-1991 incorporate a 1999 study of the period from 1989-1991, which signaled the end of the Cold War. The foreword and preface of this long document explain the project and its expectations. Also includes a chronology of events and an overview of the historical events. From The Center for the Study of Intelligence (CSI) of the CIA and the George W. Bush Center for Presidential Studies at Texas A&M University. https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/books-and-monographs/at-cold-wars-end-us-intelligence-on-the-soviet-union-and-eastern-europe-1989-1991/art-1.html#rtoc1 Topics: History, History By Place, International Governments, Military, Regions of the World, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Oct 28, 2007 Centropa: Jewish Heritage in Central and Eastern Europe
An online collection of Central and Eastern Europe "pre (and post)-Holocaust family photographs and oral histories," Assembled by an "international team of historians, filmmakers, web designers, journalists, educators, photographers and Jewish community activists," these historical and contemporary materials may be accessed by subject, theme, country, and family. The site also has columns featuring books, travel, and food. http://centropa.org/ Topics: History, History By Place, Judaism, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Recipes by Region, Recipes by Region: United States, Regions of the World Last updated Mar 11, 2004 Encyclopedia of 1848 Revolutions
Over 100 writers from universities around the world contributed to this collection of articles studying upheaval and change in 19th century Europe. http://cscwww.cats.ohiou.edu/~Chastain/ Topics: History, History By Place Last updated Nov 21, 2006 The End of Europe's Middle Ages
A tutorial "designed to assist those students engaged in Renaissance, Reformation and Early Modern studies who lack a background in medieval European history," particularly the 14th and 15th centuries. From The University of Calgary. http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/endmiddle/ Topics: History, History By Place Last updated Nov 21, 2006 The End of the War: 60 Years
A discussion of the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, observed May 8, 2005. "Our dossier looks into the question of how the culture of commemoration in Germany has developed in recent decades. Authors from Russia, England, France and Poland describe the significance of the end of the war for their countries." Also includes "forms of remembrance in film, literature and the fine arts." Available in several languages. From the Goethe-Institut. http://www.goethe.de/ges/ztg/dos/dos/60j/enindex.htm Topics: History By Place, Holidays and Observances Individually, World War II Last updated Feb 23, 2006 Entente Cordiale
"The Entente Cordiale was a colonial-era agreement signed by the British Foreign Secretary ... and the French Ambassador ... [in] 1904 with the aim of settling long-standing disputes between the UK and France in countries such as Morocco, Egypt, Siam, Madagascar, the New Hebrides, West and Central Africa and Newfoundland." This site provides information about the Franco-British relationship today and about the celebration of the centenary of the agreement in 2004. In English and French. http://www.entente-cordiale.org Topics: History By Place, Holidays and Observances Individually, International Governments Last updated Nov 10, 2009 EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History: Selected Transcriptions, Facsimiles and Translations
"These links connect to Western European primary historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated. They shed light on key historical happenings within the respective countries and within the broadest sense of political, economic, social and cultural history. The order of documents is chronological wherever possible." Also sections on Medieval and Renaissance Europe; and Europe as a supranational region. Maintained by librarian Richard Hacken. http://eudocs.lib.byu.edu/ Topics: History By Place Last updated Nov 21, 2006 European Integration History Index
"European Integration is here understood as the process of political, economic and cultural integration and co-operation between various European countries in the 20th century - mainly in the period after 1945. The development of the European communities after 1950 receives particular attention." A searchable or browsable collection of sites about the history of Europe, in all languages. Listings are annotated. A Virtual Library site from the European University Institute, Florence, Italy. http://vlib.iue.it/hist-eur-integration/Index.html Topics: History By Place, Regions of the World Last updated Nov 21, 2006 Historical Research in Europe: A Guide to Archives and Libraries
A directory of European libraries and archives. "The focus is on materials found in western European repositories from the Atlantic area eastward." Searchable, and browsable my map. From the Center for European Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/HistResEur/ Topics: Archives, History By Place, Regions of the World Last updated Oct 27, 2006 The History Guide
A guide to the study of European history "from ancient Sumer to the fall of Soviet-style communism in 1989." A Student's Guide to the Study of History discusses why it's studied, choosing a topic, reading, researching and writing about it, and more. Syllabi and related resources are available. http://www.historyguide.org/ Topics: History By Place Last updated Sep 17, 2001 The Institute for Historical Dance Practice (IHDP)
Founded by Lieven Baert in Ghent, Belgium, in 1992, this organization's aims are "to research, preserve and perform social and theatrical dances of Western Europe between 1450 and 1920." This site includes links to Renaissance, Baroque, English Country, and early modern dance resources as well as other historical dance pages, general dance directories, and dance quotes. Includes bibliographies, discographies, and links to related sites. Also available in Dutch. http://www.historicaldance.com/ Topics: Dance, History By Place Last updated Sep 14, 2006 Lecture Notes, Germany and Europe, 1871-1945
Overview of political history in Germany from the foundation of the German Empire in 1871 through the World Wars. Topics include the road to national unification, the Bismarckian empire, the Weimer Republic and the Treaty of Versailles, the rise of Nazis and Hitler, a comparison between national socialism and fascism in Mussolini's Italy, and more. Includes links to primary source documents. From a history professor at Colby College in Maine. http://www.colby.edu/personal/r/rmscheck/Contents.html Topics: History By Place Last updated Jun 15, 2006 Medieval Technology Pages
This website provides information on "technological innovation and related subjects in western Europe during the Middle Ages." Agricultural tools, silk, windmills, and the horizontal loom are among the subjects covered. The articles are organized by subject and in chronological order with 200-year intervals. From a chemistry and history professor. http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/Technology.html Topics: Business, History, History By Place, Notable People, Regions of the World, Science, Technology Last updated Nov 25, 2006 Napoleonic Caricatures: A Brown University Digital Collection
This site presents a searchable and browsable collection of satiric prints of Napoleon Bonaparte. "Satires made in Britain and continental Europe that depict Napoleon as a diminutive brat combat Napoleon's self-constructed imperial image as a powerful god-like ruler." Includes an introductory essay, a chronology, and "Who's Who." From the Brown University Library. http://dl.lib.brown.edu/napoleon/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, History By Place, Media, Nonfiction by Genre, Politics, Regions of the World Last updated Oct 29, 2003 Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe
This atlas by cartographer Christos Nüssli depicts "with accuracy the states of this continent every first day of each centennial year from AD 1 to AD 1700." There is a special section of maps of the Roman Empire and a link to a collection of Roman Imperial battle maps. Available in French and English. http://www.euratlas.com/ Topics: Geography, History, History By Place, Maps, Maps by Place Last updated Nov 26, 2006 Postcolonial Studies
This site developed in the 1990s provides an introduction to postcolonial literature and theory. Includes an introduction to postcolonial studies (studies about countries that formerly were colonies of European nations), and biographies of selected major figures in postcolonial literature (such as Michael Ondaatje from Sri Lanka), film (such as Ousame Sembene from Senegal), and theory (such as Frantz Fanon from Martinique). Also includes essays on term and issues. From the English Department at Emory University. http://www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/ Topics: History By Place Last updated Jun 18, 2007 Theatron: Theater History of Europe
A collection of computer models of ancient theaters in Europe including ancient Greece and Rome, as well as images of historic Roman set design. Additionally, there are examples of set design brought to England by Ignio Jones as well as images of the Hellerau Festspielhaus in Germany, which is regarded as the birthplace of modern theater. http://www.theatron.co.uk/ Topics: History By Place, Performing Arts, Regions of the World Last updated Nov 28, 2004 |
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