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<p>The Renaissance, a vibrant period of European cultural, artistic, political and scientific “rebirth” after the Middle Ages, was led by people including Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Machiavelli and the Medici family.</p>


Renaissance

<p>Explore the wars, battles, leaders, civilizations, regimes, prominent figures and major events from the continent that encompasses 2 percent of the Earth’s surface. From Stonehenge to the Great Awakening to the French Revolution to the rise and fall of Communism in Russia, see how Europe’s often tumultuous history unfolded.</p>


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The Royal Mistress: Often the Most Powerful Person in a King’s Court

How a Scandal Over a Diamond Necklace Cost Marie Antoinette Her Head

Why the Romanov Family’s Fate Was a Secret Until the Fall of the Soviet Union

The Romanov Family Tree: Real Descendants and Wannabes