Sat, Aug 26, 2017
The Holy Roman Empire was an complex feudal empire encompassing most of Europe that existed from the time of Charlemagne to Napoleon. The citizens did not identify with it so they tended to be loyal to the states that comprised it which grew more and more powerful.
Sat, Sep 30, 2017
Vatican city is one of the stranger political arrangements on the planet. And like most strange political arrangements, the driving force behind it was politics.
Sat, Nov 11, 2017
A quick overview of the incorporation of the various Soviet republics into the Soviet Union.
Sat, Nov 18, 2017
After Napoleon consolidated the various states of the Holy Roman Empire he was defeated. So Prussia decided to do it themselves. After some fits (wars) and starts it managed to forge the German Empire.
Sat, Feb 10, 2018
The Mexican American War resulted from Spain renouncing it's claim to Mexico and Mexico's subsequent open door policy on immigration. The growing American population eventually lead expansionist president James Polk to claim northern Mexico as United States territory.