Council of Europe

After the Medieval Era in Europe, Europeans began to adopt a new way of thought which helped propel Italy and other European countries into the Renaissance. After the Black Death swept across Europe people began to stray away from the church. Countless people were upset that the Church could not stop the Black Death from spreading and killing almost two-thirds of Europe's population. Thus, people began to adopt a new way of thought which lead to the revival of classical Greco-Roman work and the…

As the black smoke of ‘Satanic Mills’ started to cloud post-Industrial Revolution sky, the whole England was seized in a crossfire between two different economic modes of production. On one hand, there was volcanic eruption of several industries empowered with astronomical capital and splendid scientific tools. English agriculture, on the other hand, was on steady decline. With the repealing of Corn Law and the introduction of Free Trade Policy, imported food stuffs, especially American wheat,…

History of Colonialism Europeans have always wanted to trade with India due to its many useful resources. For example, its spices, jewels, and herbs which were sought after by numerous Europeans. The British were the most successful at gaining a foothold in the country among the Europeans. They even managed to colonize major aspects of India’s society and impact it for the better. Britain’s influence in India makes it a major part of their history. Britain’s relationship with India started…

‘Sea of Poppies’ is Amitav Ghosh’s first book in the Ibis Trilogy which was nominated for Man Booker Prize of 2008. Set in 1838 amidst the valuable and potent poppy fields, it brings together a truly diverse and international cast of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts, who, each for his or her own reason, board the Ibis, an old slaving-ship, which sails into the Indian Ocean at the end of the book. The book is a story of people brought together in spite of their differences, starting…

In the accounts of Christopher Columbus’s journey, historians depict him as any European other explorer during the same era, someone who is very religious and patriotic. The West was a new territory that the Europeans never thought of venturing to, but once discovering the West Indies and all that it has to offer, more explorers started to claim the land and settle there in the name of their respective Kings and Queens. Since the explorers at the time sought to colonize and spread the religion…

In the article, Colonialism: A philosophical profile by Olufemi Taiwa, Taiwa goes on to explain the lack of Modernity in Africa as compared to her other post-colonised neighbours. Taiwa argues the theory that colonialism is a cause in the underdevelopment if Africa and has a direct link to modernity. He gives the distinctive types of colonization’s which took place in the globe and how these differences mean colonization cannot be generically defined. Further he explains that colonization lead…

One of the main reasons for so many people joining the crusades was because by fighting you would be forgiven of all your sins and go to heaven when you die. Going to heaven was very important to the people in medieval Europe causing this to be a main motivation to join the crusades. Another reason for the crusades was because they were told that the people worshiped the devil. By killing these people they would be following God and doing what he wants to do. The crusades…

Christopher Columbus’s life revolved around his adventurous voyages to discover new lands and riches to bring back to Europe. Columbus’s voyages brought about controversy during that time period as well as today. His accomplishments and infamy have been documented throughout the ages and will continue to be discussed in the years to come. Christopher Columbus had an adventurous and event-filled life. He was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451 and died on May 20, 1506 a disappointed man (Wilson). In…

from Africa to the New World, to ship millions of Africans. The triangular trade indicates trade between three regions: Europe, Africa, and the Americas. This multilateral system involved shipping goods from Europe to West Africa in exchange for slaves, who were then shipped to the Americas for profits like sugar, rum, and other commodities, which were eventually received by Europe. The need for labor and the recognition that the natives were insufficient with plantations were the probable…

To characterize Cristobal Balenciaga as merely a designer of clothing would miss the point of his work and the impact it left upon the fashion world. An anachronism in the truest sense of the word, Balenciaga was arguably the last true European courtier, the final heir to a tradition of painstaking manual labor that stretched back centuries. Set apart from the fashion world at large as much by his almost obsessive perfectionism as by his legendarily intense aversion to the spotlight, Balenciaga…