European History covers the countries, cultures and civilisations in the area from Britain in the west to the Urals in the east, from Russia and Scandinavia in the north to the Mediterranean, from earliest settlement to the present. Some aspects are covered on other pages including Ancient History, British History, Medieval History and Modern History.

This page provides links to information and resources for units and topics covered in this subject at a range of Australian universities. It does not attempt to include all these. Be aware some units/topics have different titles in different universities, even though content may be the same or similar. Australian information is supplied wherever possible.

They are at undergraduate level and listed in alphabetical groupings for ease of access. Some information may be useful at a higher level.

In addition, there are journals, search engines, databases, primary documents, reference material and other general information where these are seen to be relevant.

All standard Glossaries are now found on this page, listed alphabetically.

Additional unit material will be included as time permits.

This page requires further development. This will be done as soon as time permits through the addition of further topics and a strengthening of those that already exist.

If you are aware of any worthwhile information which is not included, suggestions or additions are welcome and will be given every consideration.

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Archives & Other Documentation

• Eighteenth-Century Resources
  Events, people, general history of the 18th Century.
• EuroDocs
  ‘Western European [mainly primary] historical documents transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated. They shed light on key historical happenings within countries and within the broadest sense of political, economic, social and cultural history. Chronological order wherever possible’. Selectable by specific country.
• Maps and Pictures of Europe
  Historical cartography of Europe, physical geography and images. Physical atlas, historical atlas, cartographies, Time Pictures, landscape photos, more.
• Napoleon
  Resource materials on areas of history linked to Napoleon.
• Medieval and Early Modern Data Bank
  Economic data.

Exploration

• Columbus and the Age of Discovery
  1 000+ item database providing information about Columbus, his voyage, events leading up to, and following it. Each a full text article.
  Note the modified presentation.
• European Voyages of Exploration
  Portuguese and Spanish exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries. Around Africa, the New World, the world.

France

Capetians

• Bibliothèque nationale de France
  Enter Capetian in the search box to access a range of documents. Most in French.
• Hereditary Succession and Patrimony
  Among the Early Capetians. Short article with sources. Links to several related articles on the Capetians. From Suite 101^®.
• House of Capet
  History, list of direct Capetian Kings of France, sources, other links. A second page on the Capetian Dynasty covering name origins and usage, the Robertians, Capetians through history, senior Capets, current Capetians, further reading and other links is found here. From Wikipedia. A similar page to the first can be found on Metapedia.
• The Capetian Kings of France
  Monarchy & Nation, 987-1328, by Robert Fawtier, R. J. Adam, Lionel Butler. Available to read online from Questia.
• The Early Capetians [987-1226]
  Article presentation. Several links to related material.

French Revolution

• Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
  Exploring the French Revolution. ‘12 Topical Essays, 250 Images, 350 Text Documents, 13 Songs, 13 Maps, a Timeline and a Glossary’.
• The French Revolution
  Text presentation as part of a larger coverage on European history.

Other Sites

• L’Histoire par l’image
  ‘History through images explores the history of France through the museum collections and archival materials. This site is for teachers and students but also to the curious and the lover of art and history’. In French, but translates fairly well using Google Translate.
• Napoleon Bonaparte
  Information on all things ‘Napoleonic’.Also check Napoleon [Wikipedia], PBS : Napoleon and Napoleon Bonaparte [BBC].
• The Battle of Waterloo 1815
  ‘This website enables you to visit the Waterloo battle in a most unique way, a virtual tour of the most famous of all Napoleon battles - Waterloo 1815. The events that took place are explained with unique images and footage of the Waterloo battle’.

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General Sites & Portals

• A Survey of Modern European History
  ‘This project discovers the history of Modern Europe, starting at the Hundred Years War and ending at the present time’. Wikibooks.
• East European History, Suite 101
  Topics on eastern Europe. Modern era.
• European History
  Links in groups from General Information to country grouping.
• European History, About.com
  Information by country, era, religion, battles, more.
• European History Gateway
  Two major sections cover topics and country histories.
• European History Research Guide
  Compiled by the Yale University Library.
• European History, IPL
  6 major areas. Extensive links.
• European Mapping History
  University of Oregon. Specific modules from Greece to Academies in Early Modern Europe.
• Index of Colonial History
  ‘The site describes the fascinating history of geographical discoveries and the early colonial empires, with particular reference to the Portuguese and Dutch trading settlements in Asia, Africa and America, but without missing information and historical curiosities related to the other colonialism’. Available in several languages. This link is for the English version. Besides Portuguese and Dutch, it includes Courland, Danish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish and Swedish colonialism.
• Lectures on Early Modern European History
  14 Lectures. The History Guide.
• Major Events
  ‘Perhaps the easiest way to divide European history into manageable chunks is by the major events, be they revolutions or socio-cultural changes like the Reformation’. Includes such things as The French Revolution, The Enlightenment and Colonialism/Imperialism. From About.com.
• Royal Families in Europe
  Linked in multiple ways. A Second listing is found here, giving 97 links to individual families.
• The Dutch East Indies Company - The First 100 Years
  ‘In the first hundred years, by facing off all its European rivals - where necessary by force of arms - the company brought unprecedented wealth to the Netherlands. This will be the subject of the first lecture. The second lecture will focus on the VOC’s second hundred years and will explain hows it slowly lost out on almost everything it had gained, to become bankrupt by the end of the 18th century - ending a remarkable period in the history of European colonialism. Click here to see details on the second lecture’. Video, audio and transcript.
• The History Guide
  ‘Created for the high school and undergraduate students either taking classes in history, or who intend to major in history. Contains the complete content of three undergraduate courses in European history’.

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Podcasts

• e-help
  Not specifically podcasting, but has Interactive seminars and video presentations.
• European Civilization from the Renaissance to the Present
  Podcast covering topics from this period. Now on YouTube.
• The History Faculty
  ‘The History Faculty offers Free video & audio lectures by leading UK historians’.

Russia

• The Jamestown Foundation
  ‘Inform and educate policy makers and the broader policy community about events and trends in those societies which are strategically or tactically important to the United States’.
• Reesweb
  ‘Virtual Library for Russian & East European Studies’.
• Revelations from the Russian Archives
• Russia : A History
  Sites for Russia - dynasties, timelines, laws, religions, money, more.
• Russian Archives Online
  ‘Russian archival collections of photographs and films, audio, clips and transcripts from the 15 republics of the former Soviet Union, including Russia, Ukraine, Georgia and many more. All of these archives are Free for public viewing’.

Soviet Russia

• Brezhnev Doctrine
  Links via Yahoo.
• Lenin : 1899 : The Development of Capitalism in Russia
  Full text book.
• Development of the Soviet Union
• End of the Soviet Union and the Cold War
• NKVD & KGB
  Links via Yahoo.
• Perspective on History
  ‘The Soviet System Reconsidered’.
• Pragmatism in Early Soviet Foreign Policy
• Role of Dissent in the Soviet Union Since 1953
  Document.
• Russia’s Conversion From Communism to Capitalism [PBS]
  History presentation targetted at the secondary level rather than undergraduate.
• Seventeen Moments in Soviet History
  Links to specific years.
• The U.S.S.R
• The Warsaw Pact
  Links via Yahoo.

Reformation, The

• Background of the Reformation
• Catholic Encyclopedia : The Reformation
• Council of Trent
  Canons, decrees.
• Fire and Ice : Puritan and Reformed Writings
  Puritan and Reformist writings.
• Renaissance and Reformation Chronology
  [1260 - 1648]
• Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
• Calvin, John [1509-1564]
  Links via Yahoo.
• Luther, Martin [1483-1546]
  Links via Yahoo.
• Reformation Online
  History, links.

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Scientific Revolution & Enlightment

• Age of Enlightenment
  Intellectual, social and cultural interpretations, public institutions, historigraphical overview, important figures, references, links. From Wikipedia.
• Brahe, Tycho [1546-1601]
  Information, references, links.
• Copernicus, Nicolaus
  ‘A mathematician and astronomer who proposed that the sun was stationary in the centre of the universe and the earth revolved around it’. Life and works.
• Newton, Isaac
  Life and works.
• Pre-Enlightenment Europe
  ‘Events and Movements Leading Toward the Age of Enlightenment’.
• Scientific Revolution
  One academic’s collection of information. Introduction, overview, background, timelines, tools, historical research, biographies, primary texts, manuscipts and archives, more. Sections in each topic.
• Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment
  Summary,, original douments and other documentation for numerous aspects of the Enlightenment.
• The Age of Enlightenment
  Information, links.
• The Enlightenment
  Sparknotes. Information on key events and people.
• The Enlightenment in Europe
  Looks at the impact of The Enlightenment on culture as a whole.
• The Galileo Project
  ‘A source of information on the life and work of Galileo Galilei 1564-1642]’.
  Highly Recommended !
• The Scientific Revolution
  9 major section with texts, links, manuscripts and more.

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