The victory halted the Mongol advance into the Levant and Egypt, preserving the Mamluks as the dominant power in the eastern Mediterranean and establishing a frontier between the Mongol-controlled lands to the east.
Slaves in the French colony of Saint-Domingue on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola began the Haitian Revolution.
The empire was reorganised into two legally distinct states governed from Vienna and Budapest. Each possessed its own parliament and domestic administration, but they shared a single monarch who ruled as Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary.
Napoleon’s coronation as Emperor of the French was a lavish affair that referenced various elements of Carolingian tradition, the ancien régime, and the French Revolution.
The San Francisco Bulletin printed his decree in full, sparking media interest that led to him becoming a celebrity in the city.
Formally titled “The Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading into the East Indies,” the East India Company was established to capitalise on the lucrative spice trade.
The Second Boer War saw the British Empire fight against the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State.
Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated as German Emperor and King of Prussia after the German Revolution took hold.
Gibbon’s six volume history traces the collapse of the Roman Empire from the rule of the Five Good Emperors until the end of Byzantium.
MV Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks in London carrying 492 West Indian immigrants.
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