The Battle of Tours (Encore)

The Battle of Tours (Encore)

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The Boxer Rebellion (Encore)

From 1899 to 1900, China underwent a widespread and violent uprising. The revolt, a reaction against China’s exploitation by foreign powers, was decades in the making. In response to the revolt, a group of eight nations joined together to put down the rebellion and ultimately sub ...  عرض المزيد

The Empire That Never Existed

You may have heard of many of the largest empires in world history. The Romans, the Mongols, the British, the Persians, the Ottomans, the Incas, and the Byzantines. That last empire, however, the Byzantines, never actually existed. How can one of the world’s greatest empires not ...  عرض المزيد

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593. The Fight of the Century
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