History of Austria

When the Romans conquered the region that is now Austria about 14 B.C., it was inhabited by Celts.

History of Europe

The history of Europe is the story of many different peoples and cultures. Some peoples lagged behind, while others surged far ahead in the development of social, intellectual, and political institutions and ideas.

History of Albania

The Illyrians, an Indo-European people, settled the Adriatic shore (the Dalmatian coast) about the 12th century B.C.

History of Belarus

The area of modern Belarus was settled by East Slavic peoples before 800 A.D. It was ruled by Kiev from the 9th to the 12th century, and thereafter splintered into separate principalities.

History of Belgium

Belgium formed part of Roman Gaul and of the Merovingian and Carolingian states. In the Middle Ages it was divided into the county of Flanders (ruled by a count) and the duchies of Hainaut and Brabant (ruled by dukes).

History of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The region covered by Bosnia-Herzegovina was part of the Roman Empire. By the 13th century the region accepted Hungarian kings as overlords.

History of Bulgaria

In the seventh century the Bulgars, a Central Asian people, invaded the region south of the Danube.

History of Croatia

During the seventh century, the Croats, a Slavic people, migrated from the Dnieper River region and settled in the area of their present homeland.

History of Czech Republic

Various western Slavic tribes settled in the area that is now the Czech Republic during the fifth and sixth centuries.

History of Denmark

Archeological evidence has indicated that southern Denmark was populated 60,000 to 100,000 years ago, before the final Ice Age.

History of England

England's first known inhabitants were cave dwellers who hunted and fished and lived under Stone Age conditions until after 2000 B.C.

History of Estonia

The Estonians, an ancient people, originally came from a region just west of the Ural Mountains.

History of Finland

Ancestors of the modern Finns migrated from the Volga basin to the Baltic coast region sometime during the first millennium B.C.

History of France

Archaeological evidence indicates that France was inhabited some 400,000 years ago.

History of Germany

The kingdom of Germany was formed when the Frankish empire of Charlemagne was divided among his grandsons in 843 A.D.