European Archives

What was The Schlieffen Plan?

by History Guild | Mar 1, 2023 | Military History | 0

Reading time: 4 minutes
France to the west, Russia to the east; Germany had a strategic plan to prevent full-scale war in the early 20th century. So why did it fail?

4 Forgotten Historical Events that Shaped The World

by History Guild | Sep 26, 2022 | Political and Economic History, Social and Cultural History | 0

Reading time: 7 minutes
The history of our world is filled with forgotten, yet important tales. Dive into some of the most interesting forgotten histories.

How Did Sweden Join the Thirty Years War?

by History Guild | Jul 18, 2022 | Military History | 0

Reading time: 5 minutes
The Thirty Years War was a whirlwind in the centre of Europe that at some point between 1618 and 1648 swallowed up every European country before spitting them out again. Though nominally part of the wars of religion, it drew in its wide array of combatants for any number of reasons, ranging from national prestige to territorial gain. In fact, a combination of all three drew in an unlikely contender: Sweden.

ELIZABETH II: 70 YEARS OF A QUEEN

by History Guild | Feb 9, 2022 | Political and Economic History | 0

Reading time: 7 minutes
2022 marks 70 years since Elizabeth II ascended the British Throne; an unprecedented cultural milestone of an ubiquitous world figure.

Shillings, gods and runes: clues in language suggest a Semitic superpower in ancient northern Europe

by History Guild | Feb 8, 2022 | Social and Cultural History | 0

Reading time: 6 minutes
Remember when Australians paid in shillings and pence? New research suggests the words for these coins and other culturally important items and concepts are the result of close contact between the early Germanic people and the Carthaginian Empire more than 2,000 years ago.

The Conquerors Perspective: Why Europe Has so Many Different Languages

by History Guild | Jan 25, 2022 | Social and Cultural History | 0

Reading time: 10 minutes
History is typically told from the winner’s perspective. In the case of Europe’s many different languages, it turns out that history is generally spoken in the winner’s language as well.

A Continent’s Currency: 20 years of the Euro

by History Guild | Jan 6, 2022 | Political and Economic History, Social and Cultural History | 0

Reading time: 6 minutes
The central unit of money for much of Europe, the EURO first entered circulation on January 1, 2002.
pride, these cultural emblems can indeed be an emotional declaration of nationalistic pride. A country’s currency is then no less another unique symbol, a “Made in…” concretization of the nation’s economic prosperity and in many cases independence from colonial rule.

In Appreciation of Schindler’s List

by History Guild | Dec 15, 2021 | Military History, Political and Economic History, Social and Cultural History | 0

Reading time: 7 minutes
Films are often created with the aim of providing escapism and fun for audiences; sometimes they are sad too, and many times they are also thought-provoking, tragic and uplifting. And then there are films that exist as the total opposite of escapism and fun, and that go way beyond just being “sad” or “tragic”.