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.
21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow
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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.
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.
The area governed by Kublai Khan was enormous and swept from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Black Sea in the west, and from Afghanistan in the south to Siberia in the north.
The San Francisco Bulletin printed his decree in full, sparking media interest that led to him becoming a celebrity in the city.
Slaves in the French colony of Saint-Domingue on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola began the Haitian Revolution.
On the 2nd December 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor of the French at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
On the 13th October AD 54, the Roman Emperor Claudius died, supposedly after being poisoned.
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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
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9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
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