Our European glossary contains important terms that will help you understand the development of European history. Consult this channel to learn important terms.
In fascism, the state is all that matters, and constant conquest is necessary to glorify that state. But how do you convince people to support a philosophy that denies their personal value? Is fascism really still alive today? See more »
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, (August 24, 1572), the slaying in France of thousands of Huguenots (French Protestants) during the religious conflict of the 16th century.
See more »States-General (also called Estates-General), in European history, a national assembly composed of representatives from the various estates (social classes) meeting in separate bodies.
See more »Swabia, (German: Schwaben), a historic region of Germany. At its greatest extent, Swabia comprised most of what is now the state of Baden-Württemberg and part of Bavaria; it also included the eastern half of what is now Switzerland.
See more »Teutonic Knights, a German military monastic order. It is best known for its conquests in the 13th and 14th centuries of Baltic lands that became the powerful German state of East Prussia.
See more »Diamond Necklace, The Affair of the, a notorious scandal in the court of Louis XVI of France.
See more »Third Reich, a name for Germany under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler, 1934–45.
See more »Kalmar, Union of 1397, an act uniting the crowns of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden under Eric of Pomerania and his descendants.
See more »Witenagemot , in Anglo-Saxon England, the council that advised the king. It was a predecessor of the British Parliament.
See more »Yeoman, an English term with various meanings. Chiefly, yeoman meant a freeborn Englishman who was a small landholder in late feudal times.
See more »Zollverein, a customs union of German states led by Prussia, 1819–71. (The word zoll means "duty," and verein, "union.") The union laid a foundation for establishing the German Empire in 1871.
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