The Pocket Guide to World History

Nero. 37-68. Cruel, licentious Roman Emperor 54-. Persecuted Christians. Killed mother, wife. Blamed for fire, 63. Golden House. [Read more ...]

Neruda, Pablo. 1904-73. Chilean surrealist poet. A New Decade [Read more ...]

Nervi, Pier. 1891-1979. Italian architect. UNESCO Building, Paris 1953. Olympic Stadium, Rome. [Read more ...]

Nesselrode, Count. 1780-1862. Russian foreign minister 1822-56. Supported Holy Alliance. [Read more ...]

Nestor. Legendary Greek king, famed for eloquence, wisdom and foresight. [Read more ...]

Nestorianism. 392-. Jesus had divine + human personalities with moral union. Monophysitism. [Read more ...]

Netherlands. Celts, Germans. 1C Rome. 400 Franks...Carolingian. 9C HRE. 1477 Hapsburg. 1555 Spain. 1581 Independent(N) = United Provinces. 1795 France. Batavian Republic. 1806 Kingdom of Holland. 1810 «France. 1815 United Kingdom of the Netherlands. 1830 -Belgium. 1940-45 Germans occupy. [Read more ...]

Netherlands, Austrian. 1714-94. [Read more ...]

Netherlands, Spanish. 1581-1714. = Belgium, Luxembourg. [Read more ...]

Netherlands Guiana. Surinam. [Read more ...]

Neuilly, Treaty. 1919. Bulgaria and Allies. Bulgaria cedes land and pays WWI reparations, loses outlet to Mediterranean. [Read more ...]

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