European History Essays and Term Papers

very early age, with a correspondingly naïve fairy tale view of a war like king; seeking power and glory. He implemented these aims through an aggressive foreign policy in the first five years of his reign until Wolsey came and directed Henry's glory…

During Henry VII's reign the crown became strong due to Henry's organised hard work. The financial situation of the country was stable as Henry was careful with money and kept on top of his accounting. He gained revenue by managing his…

the future directions and potential of their nations. Alexander the Great and Charles the Great were monarchs who through their leadership changed history in a positive way. Alexander III was born in 356 BC, son of the king of Macedon, Philip II…

the west, to the Euphrates River, in the east, many complex problems arose. In the thick of this expansion, the government was growing corrupt, there was social and economic turmoil as a result of massive slavery, and invasions from the Germans were…

Though women were denied political rights during the revolution but during this time no women anywhere shared political power unlike the women of France. During the revolution women from the middle class greeted the restoration of their natural…

drastic changes within the German State and within German Society. What is arguable is whether the Nazi Party could be deemed responsible for revolutionising Germany. This essay will look to see if there was any transformation within German society…

THE IMMEDIATE AND FUTURE EFFECTS? On the 24th of August, 79AD, the Italian volcano Vesuvius erupted. Many hours and six eruptions later, the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried. The people, and their activities at the time of the…

us and created many things we still use today. this essay talks about what we got from Rome, what they invented, rulers, and more. One important thing they invented was architecture. Rome invented the dome, which is used to strengthen walls and building…

were demanding change. People all over were looking to progress into a new direction not only in social, but economics life as well. Most were looking for stability while they saw numerous economies toiling badly. The middle and lower classes were…

Talleyrand can be rather a daunting task because he is a character in our history books that is surrounded by the ideas of his times and in the government renovations that occurred in pre-revolutionary and then during the French Revolution. Due to…