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# Hapsburg Monarchy
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20 History-Shattering Times Subjects Overthrew their Monarchies
The most common form of government worldwide until the twentieth century, with forty-five sovereign nations still possessing such heads of state, monarchy denotes a system of government under which a single individual…
Crime
The Eccentric Elisabeth of Bavaria Married Into the Infamous Hapsburg Family and Found Nothing But Tragedy
Empress Elisabeth of Austria was one of the most beautiful women in history and a powerful monarch. Her stunning beauty…
American History
16 Forgotten or Lesser Known WWI Facts
November of 2018 will see the centennial of the end of World War I, optimistically labeled by some contemporaries as…
Instant Articles
5 Ways the Trans-Siberian Railroad Set the Stage For WWII
The Trans-Siberian Railroad is an engineering feat. One of its many impressive features is its size; it is the longest railroad…