Political chronologies of the world. 1. A political chronology of Europe

This new six-volume series from Europa provides an impartial record of the political, social, cultural, geographical, and economic events that have helped to shape world history. Each of the regional titles records the major events that have shaped each country and region, with greater emphasis given to more recent affairs. Each volume charts each country's progress, offers a quick perspective into what was once current news, such as elections, wars, disputes, invasions, deaths and assassinations, coronations, diplomatic activities, economic crises, and more. "This is the first title in a new six volume series of Political Chronologies of the World ... Although the book includes greater coverage of more recent events -- particularly in countries with a recent history of political upheaval -- it also provides invaluable detail on the early history of each nation. Each chronology begins at least as early as the emergence of an entity resembling the modern nation, and in many cases considerably earlier. In addition to coverage of purely political events, each title in the series also includes details of the principal economic, cultural and social landmarks in the history of each nation. Examples may include the adoption of new languages, alphabets, calendars or religions. The principal events in the histories of dependencies and external territories lying within Europe may be found in the chapter dealing with the relevant sovereign state. Entries for territories and dependencies of European countries in other parts of the world will be found in the appropriate volume for that region. This series aims to be the first point of reference for concise information on the history of each nation of the world ..." -- Foreword (page v) Book Cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Foreword......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 Abbreviations......Page 12 Albania......Page 14 Andorra......Page 22 Austria......Page 24 Belarus......Page 29 Belgium......Page 38 Bosnia and Herzegovina......Page 43 Bulgaria......Page 57 Croatia......Page 64 The Czech Republic......Page 76 Denmark......Page 84 Estonia......Page 89 Finland......Page 96 France......Page 100 Germany......Page 108 Greece......Page 115 Hungary......Page 122 Iceland......Page 129 Ireland......Page 132 Italy......Page 137 Latvia......Page 144 Liechtenstein......Page 151 Lithuania......Page 154 Luxembourg......Page 160 Macedonia......Page 164 Malta......Page 173 Moldova......Page 177 Monaco......Page 185 The Netherlands......Page 188 Norway......Page 192 Poland......Page 196 Portugal......Page 205 Romania......Page 210 The Russian Federation......Page 219 San Marino......Page 238 Slovakia......Page 240 Slovenia......Page 247 Spain......Page 253 Sweden......Page 258 Switzerland......Page 261 Ukraine......Page 266 The United Kingdom......Page 275 The Vatican City......Page 283 Yugoslavia......Page 285 Chronologies of each of the countries of Europe which profile the major political events in history• Individual country chapters of each of the countries of the region• Each chronology provides concise details of events up to the mid-twentieth century and profiles more recent events in greater detail This six-volume regional series charts the major events and memorable dates in the political histories of the countries of the world