A Brief History of the United States of America
Europeans Arrive The area today known as the United States has been inhabited since prehistoric times by Native American peoples often referred to as Indians or Plains Indians. From the late 15th century onward, Europeans increasingly sought to establish colonies in North America. By the time Jamestown in Virginia was established by the British in 1607 […]
A Brief History of Malta
A Brief History of Malta There is nothing brief about the History of Malta! As an island nation (actually it is three islands), it has always been insufficiently large to withstand the aggressive intent of larger nations and empires. However, its strategic location at the centre of the Mediterranean has only served to increase the likelihood […]
A Brief History of Jersey
Jersey History As so often with small island nations, they are subjected to the whims and desires of other. Bigger nations covet them as possessions and so small nations have to rely upon a friendly nation to provide their security and the stability needed for them to prosper. Jersey is no exception. It has not […]
A Brief History of Italy
Italy’s First Civilisation Italy has been the home of some great civilisations, the first being the Etruscans in about 800 BC. They built cities in central Italy that still exist like Arezzo, Chiusi, Cortona, Perugia and Cerveteri. Influenced by the Greeks, the Etruscans drained marshes, built roads, loved painting especially frescoes, made terracotta sculptures, worked […]
A Brief History of the Faroe Islands
Early Settlement Archaeological evidence shows that there people living on the Faroe Islands in the period between 400 and 800 AD. However, Faroe Islands history starts with the known occupation of the islands around 800 AD by Norsemen who settled on the islands. They spoke Old West Norse, a language which has since evolved into […]
A Brief History of the Falklands
Early Falkland Islands History Although Fuegians from Patagonia may have visited the Falkland Islands in prehistoric times, the islands were uninhabited at the time of their discovery by Europeans. So there was no indigenous population on the Islands before the Europeans arrived. Falkland Islands history effectively starts with the first recorded sighting of the Islands […]
A Brief History of Cyprus
The Island of Cyprus is renowned for very early human activity from around the 10th millennium BC. It also has archaeological remains from the Neolithic period. And it is the home to some of the oldest water wells in the world. Cyprus was settled by Mycenaean Greeks in two waves in the 2nd millennium BC. Imperial […]
A Brief History of Canada
The Origins of the Canadian State Canada may be thought of as a modern state but Canadian History goes back much further. The area now called Canada has been inhabited for millennia by various Aboriginal peoples. The name Canada, is thought to come from the native St. Lawrence Iroquoian word kanata, meaning “village” or “settlement”. […]
A Brief History of Belgium
The Country that is today called Belgium is, effectively, constructed from two very different communities – Dutch and French – that have found themselves united into a single nation largely through an accident of history. And with the country sitting at the crossroads between north-west Europe, Germany and France, it has been the scene of […]
A Brief History of Anguilla
Early History The History of Anguilla goes back a surprisingly long way. The Island was first settled by indigenous tribes who migrated from South America around 1300 BC. The date of European colonisation is uncertain. Some sources claim that Columbus sighted the island during his second voyage in 1493, while others state that the island was […]