Suibhne

Australia is a young nation with a sometimes dark past. From its Aboriginal Custodians to its Penal Colonies to its foundation as a modern nation-state, there is always something interesting in the history of Terra Australis.

The profound effect the February and October Revolutions had on the world was immeasurable. But how exactly did the world's largest land empire become one of the most infamous totalitarian, single-party states history has ever known.

The last jewel in the crown of the British Empire, Hong Kong became a massive financial and trade center between the 50s and 80s. Hong Kong is now a Special Administrative Region of China, and will remain so until 2047.

The English have had perhaps more impact on British, European, and World History than any other nation. First a province of the Romans before becoming petty Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms, the story of the English is long and complex.

On the shores of East Anglia, the Danes arrive, commanding a host of heathens at their back, they take over half of England. Their influence would be felt for the next two centuries.

The Netherlands dominated world trade for half a century, dug half their nation out of the ocean, and founded the world's first publicly traded company. But how did they get there in the first place?

Japan. The island archipelago off the coast of the orient. The Land of the Rising Sun. We know a lot about this little nation thanks to the tales of European authors who wrote about the mysterious closed country.

Four languages, two major religions, peaks climbing high above the sky. Waht is Switzerland, and how did this truly unique nation come to be?

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