History | Euronews

English

Germany

What was the Weimar Republic?

Formed out of the bloodshed of World War One, Germany's first democratic experiment was overcome by Adolf Hitler's Nazis.

USA

Watch: Fans celebrate 50 years since Woodstock music festival

The 1969 extravaganza, which happened on a dairy farm in Bethel, New York, became one of the most significant counter-culture events in history.

Greece

Watch: Full moon casts a glow by Greece's Koroni castle

The moon was celebrated with cultural events around the country, with local media reporting that museums and archaeological sites would stay open late.

United Kingdom

Peterloo Massacre remembered 200 years on

The bicentenary of one of Britain’s bloodiest political rallies will be marked in Manchester with events in memory of the Peterloo Massacre.

ADVERTISEMENT

United Kingdom

Will a no-deal Brexit threaten peace in Northern Ireland?

It's 50 years since a three-decade-long sectarian conflict was sparked in Northern Ireland, which killed around 3,600 people.

United Kingdom

Watch: A new footbridge will reunite the two halves of Tintagel Castle

Watch: A new footbridge will reunite the two halves of Tintagel Castle

Bulgaria

Explorers to sail ancient Black Sea route on reed boat

A boat constructed of reeds will recreate ancient trade routes betweebn Egypt and the Black Sea that could predate the Greek Argonauts.

United Kingdom

Rochester Cathedral turns medieval nave into mini-golf course

The "play and pray" initiative is aimed at attracting a younger audience.

Angola

Visit the tomb of Angola's spiritual father

In partnership with Infotur Angola

If there is one historic Angolan figure every visitor to Angola should know it's Agostinho Neto, Angola's first president.

France

Watch: Enormous thigh bone of a dinosaur found in southwest France

This femur is two metres long, bigger than the average human male!

World News

Travel back in time with the 'Google Maps' of Ancient Rome

Travelling to the French Riviera from London takes a matter of hours nowadays but it would have taken a minimum of 24 days around 2,000 years ago.

United Kingdom

Bank of England celebrates 'outstanding' Alan Turing on new £50 note

"As the father of computer science and artificial intelligence, as well as war hero, Alan Turing’s contributions were far-ranging and path-breaking. Turing is a giant on whose shoulders so many now stand,” the Bank of England's governor said on Monday.

Russia

Remains thought to be Napoleon's general found in Russia

General Charles-Etienne Gudin was killed on the battlefield in 1812 during the French Emperor's doomed invasion of Russia.

World

What are some Middle East inventions that helped shape the world?

Since the beginning of humankind, inventions have helped move civilizations forward, with many creations coming from Middle East and North Africa.

World

Bigger picture: UAE art exhibit shows a new side to family photographs

Created by Spanish artist Maria José Rodrigues Escolar, the exhibit is part of the Lest We Forget initiative and puts together family photographs - alongside artworks based on them - originating from the UAE and Spain in the late 20th century.

USA

Why is LGBT Pride Day celebrated on June 28?

Pride Day commemorates the Stonewall riots, considered the most important event in the gay liberation movement in the United States.

France

Seven ways the Treaty of Versailles changed the world

From the forerunner of the United Nations to the end of Germany's colonial empire, 7 ways the Treaty of Versailles changed the world.

Series

Step back in time and experience a Middle Ages village in Belarus

In partnership with Minsk 2019

Authentic historical artefacts, including traditional clothes, baskets and entire houses, were brought from different regions that now make up Belarus. The village consists of a church, a school, a barn, a blacksmith shop, a windmill, farmsteads and a tavern.

France

'You never got out of my heart': War-time lovers reunited 75 years on

A veteran has beaten the odds to enjoy a tender reunion with his war-time lover, 75 years after they last set eyes on each other.

Turkey

New dam on River Tigris will wipe out entire village of Hasankyef

They call it the cradle of civilisation. Historians refer to it as Mesopotamia - the place where the Stone Age began. But the ruined buildings that have dotted the landscape of southern Turkey for thousands of years, will soon be lost forever as a new dam is being built on the River Tigris.