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Cultural history of Europe

  • Northern RenaissanceThe Northern Renaissance began in the last years of the 15th century, occurring north of the Alps. This movement developed later than its Italian counterpart…
  • Courtly loveThe ducal courts of Aquitaine and Provence began to cultivate a new kind of love around the year 1099. Eleanor of Aquitaine moved from her home in southern…
  • Belle ÉpoqueThe period known as the Belle Époque began in 1871 after the end of the Franco-Prussian War and continued until the outbreak of World War I in 1914.