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'The Flight Of The Huguenots', a painting by George Sheridan Knowles depicting French Protestant Huguenots fleeing religious persecution in France, after King Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes and declared Protestantism to be illegal, 1685.

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John Calvin Following the Reformation, theologian John Calvin became a leading figure in Protestantism in the 16th century, famed for his intellectualism. Calvin’s approach appealed to educated Frenchmen, and followers included some of the brightest and most elite members of Catholic-dominated France, as well as prominent tradesmen and military officers. Because of the influence wielded by […]

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EGYPT-POLITICS-TRANSPORT-SUEZ-CANAL-HISTORYThis picture taken on November 17, 2019 shows the Liberia-flagged container ship RDO Concord sailing through Egypt's Suez Canal in the canal's central hub city of Ismailia on the 150th anniversary of the canal's inauguration. - One hundred and fifty years after the Suez Canal opened, the international waterway is hugely significant to the economy of modern-day Egypt, which nationalised it in 1956. The canal, dug in the 19th century using "rudimentary tools" and which links the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, was opened to navigation in 1869 and was expanded in 2015 to accommodate larger ships. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Suez Canal

Where Is the Suez Canal? The Suez Canal stretches 120 miles from Port Said on the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt southward to the city of Suez (located on the northern shores of the Gulf of Suez). The canal separates the bulk of Egypt from the Sinai Peninsula. It took 10 years to build, and was […]

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Neanderthal woman, recreation

Neanderthals

Neanderthal Skull Discovered In 1829, part of the skull of a Neanderthal child was found in a cave near Engis, Belgium. It was the first Neanderthal fossil ever found, though the skull wasn’t recognized as belonging to a Neanderthal until decades later. Quarry workers cutting limestone in the Feldhofer Cave in Neandertal, a small valley […]

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President of Uganda, Idi Amin pictured attending a lunch with British High Commissioner Richard Slater, the Indian High Commissioner, Pakistan's Ambassador and leaders of Uganda's Asian community at his house, known as 'The Command Post' in Kampala, Uganda in August 1972.

Idi Amin

Idi Amin: Early Life and Military Career Idi Amin Dada was born c. 1925 in Koboko, in northwestern Uganda, to a Kakwa father and Lugbara mother, who separated shortly afterwards. In 1946, after receiving only a rudimentary education, Amin joined the King’s African Rifles (KAR), a regiment of the British colonial army, and quickly rose […]

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The Nubian Queen Who Fought Back Caesars Army

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The Nubian Queen Who Fought Back Caesar’s Army

Queen Amanirenas commanded soldiers of the ancient Kingdom of Kush and successfully resisted Roman rule.

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Dahomey Amazons, as depicted in 1897.

Female Warriors Who Led African Empires and Armies

From Queen Amanirenas to the Dahomey Amazons, women battled colonialists to maintain their power and prevent enslavement.

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Leg irons once used on enslaved people on display at the Kura Hulanda Museum on the Caribbean island of Curaçao.

How the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Created the African Diaspora

The forced transport of enslaved people from Africa led to populations of Black people throughout North and South America and other parts of the world.

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South Africa captain Francois Pienaar receives the William Webb Ellis Trophy from President Nelson Mandela after the home team defeated arch rival New Zealand in the 1995 Rugby Union World Cup in Johannesburg.

How Nelson Mandela Used Rugby as a Symbol of South African Unity

In a nation bitterly divided by apartheid, Mandela used the game to foster shared national pride.

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