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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Battle of Austerlitz in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Battle of Austerlitz. On the night of 1st December 1805, the armies of the French Emperor Napoleon I, the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Francis II, and the Russian Tsar Alexander I, positioned themselves on the plains of Austerlitz, ready to fight in what...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Battle of Waterloo in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Battle of Waterloo. At the start of the 19th century, the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte won a series of stunning military victories and ruled over a vast empire. This all changed at the Battle of Waterloo, where a coalition including Britain and the Netherlands...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of the Industrial Revolution in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Industrial Revolution. In the second half of the 18th century, industrial production in Britain skyrocketed, resulting in profound economic and social changes. The technical developments responsible for this dizzying progress soon spread across Europe and...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life and career of Marie Curie in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life and work of Marie Curie, whose pioneering work on radioactivity revolutionised our understanding of the nature of matter and paved the way for innovative new treatments of cancer and various other illnesses. With Nobel Prizes in physics (1903) and chemistry...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Battle of Gettysburg in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Battle of Gettysburg. In July 1863, one of the most important military engagements of the American Civil War took place. The battle, which began with the Confederate General Robert E. Lee's attempt to invade the North, resulted in a Union victory, and is...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of James Monroe in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life and presidency of James Monroe. In 1817, Monroe was sworn in as the fifth President of the United States, and was the last who had fought in the War of Independence. Although his presidency was known as the "Era of Good Feelings" due to the relative political unity...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Thomas Jefferson in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States and one of America's founding fathers. His legacy is still visible today through the Declaration of Independence and the University of Virginia, which he founded. But his greatest achievement...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life and career of Andrew Jackson in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life, times and career of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. Described by the French historian Alexis de Tocqueville as "a man of violent disposition and mediocre ability" who wholly lacked "the necessary qualities to govern a free...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the essential points of Darwin's theory of evolution in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Darwin's theory of evolution. After setting sail aboard the Beagle to carry out a scientific expedition, Charles Darwin made some surprising discoveries: using the example of finches on the Galapagos Islands, he concluded that each of the 13 species...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Find out everything you need to know about the life and work of Vincent van Gogh in just 50 minutes with this straightforward and engaging guide!
Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch artist who was active during the late 19th century. The primary subjects of his work were landscapes and the realities of rural life, and his paintings often reflected his own state of mind through the use of vibrant colours and curved lines....
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Napoleon Bonaparte in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Napoleon Bonaparte. In the aftermath of the French Revolution, France was in a state of division and anarchy, and in desperate need of a leader. Napoleon Bonaparte, an unlikely candidate from a humble Corsican background, rose through the ranks to rule not only over France,...
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Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre Napoleón Bonaparte, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos, usted podrá:
• Descubrir la vida de Napoleón y el contexto en el que vivió, marcado por la expansión francesa en un mundo dividido en coaliciones
• Entender los momentos clave para la llegada al poder de Napoleón y la formación de su Imperio, tras numerosas...
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