The Pocket Guide to World History

Verdun, Treaty of. 843. Split Carolingian Empire. [Read more ...]

Vereeniging, Treaty. 1902. Ended Boer War. Transvaal, Orange Free State become British Crown Colony. [Read more ...]

Vergara, Convention. 1839. Ends first Carlist War vs Isabella II. [Read more ...]

Vergennes, Charles, Compte de. 1719-87. French foreign minister. Allied with American revolutionaries. Treaty of Paris 1783. [Read more ...]

Verlaine, Paul. 1844-96. French pre-Symbolist lyric poet. Parnasse Contemporain 1866. Bonne Chanson 1870. [Read more ...]

Vermeer, Jan. 1632-75. Dutch painter, portraying domestic interiors. Procuress 1656. Soldier and Laughing Girl. Letter 1660. [Read more ...]

Verne, Jules. 1828-1905. French Science Fiction fantasy writer. Voyage to the Centre of the Earth 864. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1870. Round the World in 80 Days 1873. [Read more ...]

Verner, Karl. 1846-96. Danish philologist of Indo-European languages. Phonetics 1875. [Read more ...]

Vernier, Pierre. 1580-1637. French inventor of graduated precision scale. [Read more ...]

Vernon, Mt. Washington’s Virginia home. [Read more ...]

Verona. Raeti. Etruscans. Gauls. 89BC Rome. 489 Ostrogoth. 774 Charlemagne. 1107 Republic. 1164 Veronese League...Lombard League. 1387 Milan. 1405 Venice. 1797 Austria. 1866 Italy. [Read more ...]

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