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Elliot Fernandez
He has a degree in History from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (2009) and a Master's in World History from Pompeu Fabra University (2011).
Post on 2022-08-15 | Updated on 2023-01-13
History of Europe
Ancient History of Europe and the Ancient Near East
- 4th and 3rd millennium in Mesopotamia and Egypt
- 2nd Millennium BC in the Ancient Near East
- 1st Millennium BC in the Ancient Near East
- Archaic Age in the Ancient Greek History
History of the Middle Ages in Europe
- The crisis of the 3rd century and the collapse of the Roman Empire
- The conversion of Constantine, the Christian Empire
- Barbarian invasions in the end of the Roman Empire
- Expansion of Islam in the Mediterranean (8th — 10th centuries)
- Peasants, agriculture and food before the Feudal Revolution
- Charlemagne, Emperor. The Kingdom of the Franks (481-987)
- The rise of Feudal system in the Middle Ages
- The origin of the Feudal Monarchies
- Christianity, a universal institution for the feudal order
- Medieval cities under feudalism and commercial expansion
- The Question of Medieval Growth (11th — 13th century)
- The crisis of the Late Middle Ages
- The Hundred Years' War (1337 – 1453)
- Economic and social effects of the crisis of the Late Middle Ages
- Peasant revolts and urban conflicts in the Late Middle Ages
- The Western Schism (1378-1417)
- Bibliography History of Middle Ages of Europe
History of the Early Modern Ages in Europe
- Early modern Europe: an introduction
- 16th century economy: the colonial expansion, agriculture and trade
- Cities and Countryside in 16th century Europe
- Renaissance and Humanism in Europe
- The Protestant Reformation and Counter-Reformation
- Alliance System and military conflicts in Europe (1494-1606)
- The Iron Age: Baroque economy and society
History of the Late Modern World in Europe (19th and 20th centuries)
- Europe and the colonial world at the end of the 18th century
- The Napoleonic era (1799-1815)
- The Congress of Vienna and the Restoration of the European order
- Social and economic changes in the 19th century
- Liberalism and nationalism in the 19th century
- Liberal Revolutions of 1820, 1830 and 1848
- The expansion of the great industrial capitalism
- Bismarck’s Europe and the liberal nation-state
- Imperialism and colonial expansion in the 19th century
- World War I (1914-1918)
- Consequences of the First World War
- The new territorial map of interwar Europe
- The Revolution of Russia of February and October 1917
- November Revolution of 1918 in Germany
- Interwar Europe in the United Kingdom, France and Germany
- Fascism's rise to power in Italy
- Imperial system: the Near East, India, Japan and China
- Stalinism in the inter-war USSR
- Nazism: The Rise to Power in Germany
- The revision of the Treaty of Versailles and the reopening of the war
- World War II (1939-1945)
History of the Present World (1945-2000)
- World War II Peace Conferences
- The ideological, economic and military framework of the Cold War
- McCarthyism and the Persecution of Inner Enemies in the Cold War
- The birth of the new Italian Republic
- The Italian Constitution and the 1948 elections
History of French
History of the French Revolution
- The crisis of the French Absolute monarchy of the Old Regime
- The Estates General of 1789 and the conversion into a National Assembly
- The Constitutional Monarchy and the Legislative Assembly (1791-1792)
History of French in the 19th and 20th Century
In preparation
History of Russia
History of the Russian Revolution
In preparation:
- The Revolution of February 1917
History of the Americas
History of European colonization of America
In preparation:
- The voyages of discovery of the Portuguese world
- Christopher Columbus and the crossing of the Atlantic
- Spanish Antilles: conquest and occupation (1492-1519)
- Aztec Empire: conquest of Hernán Cortés (1519-1521)
- Inca Empire: Pizarro's conquest (1532-1572)
- Viceroyalty of New Spain: the conquest
History of the United States of America
In preparation:
- The Thirteen British Colonies before the War of Independence (1764-1774)
- The Constitution of the United States of America of 1787
- The United States of America in the 19th century
- The Age of Fear in the United States of America (1920-1939)
History of Catalonia
History of Ancient Age in Catalonia
In preparation
History of the Middle Ages in Catalonia
In preparation:
- Late Antiquity in Catalonia: Visigoths, Muslims and Carolingians
- The counties in the Spanish Marche
- The county institution and its territorial projection Economy and pre-feudal society in Catalonia county
- The role of the Church. The ecclesiastical territorial organization (IX-XI centuries)
History of the Early modern age in Catalonia
In preparation:
- Catalonia within a Europe of composite monarchies
History of the 19th Century in Catalonia
In preparation:
- Introduction to the history of Catalonia in the 19th century
History of the 20th Century in Catalonia
In preparation:
- The Bourbon Restoration in Catalonia (1874-1931)
- Political Catalanism and working-classism in the 1900s
- The years of the Commonwealth of Catalonia (1914-1925)
- The triple political and social crisis of 1917
- The Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera in Catalonia
- The fall of Alfonso XIII and the proclamation of the Spanish Republic
- The Second Republic: the constituent period
- Second Republic: autonomous Catalonia (1932-1934)
- The Events of the Sixth of October 1934
- The coup d'état of 1936 in Catalonia: the days from 18 to 19 July
- The Civil War in Catalonia: the revolution of 1936
- The Civil War in Catalonia: the Events of May 1937
- The Civil War in Catalonia: the Battle of the Ebro and the exile
- Human and political costs of the Civil War in Catalonia
- The installation of Francoism in Catalonia
- Civil and ecclesiastical attitudes during the first Franco regime
- Francoism in Catalonia: republican exile and opposition in the years 1940-50
History of Catalonia from Ancient age to Present days
In preparation:
- Catalonia between the Bronze Age and Late Antiquity
- The formation of the Catalan Counties within the Hispanic Marc
- Feudal revolution in the Catalan counties (XI-XII centuries)
- Territorial and economic expansion of the Crown of Aragon
- The New Plant of 1716: Bourbon Absolutism
History of Spain
History of Spain from Ancient Ages to Present days
- From Prehistoric Iberia to Roman Hispania
- The Middle Ages in the Iberian Peninsula (476 – 1492)
- The Spanish Monarchy in the Modern Age (1492-1808)
- From the Old Regime to the Liberal State (1808 - 1868)
- The Democratic Sexenni and the Bourbon Restoration (1868-1898)
- Economic and demographic evolution of Spain in the 19th century
- Spanish society in the 19th century
- The crisis of the Restoration regime (1898-1931)
- The Second Republic (1931-1939)
- The Spanish Civil War (1936 - 1939)
- The Franco dictatorship (1939-1975)
- Spanish transition: from dictatorship to democracy
History of the Early modern age in Spain
In preparation:
- Economic History of Spain in the Modern Age
History of the 19th century in Spain
In preparation:
- The Spanish Enlightenment of the 18th century
- The Spanish Independence War (1808–1814)
- The liberal State: the Liberal Union of Leopoldo O'Donnell
- The final crisis of the reign of Isabel II. The political opposition
- The Democratic Sexenni (1868-1874)
- The First Spanish Republic (1873-1874)
- The Bourbon Restoration and political corruption
- Map: Urban distribution of the Spanish population in the 19th century
History of the 20th century in Spain
In preparation:
- The crisis of 1898. Spain European exception?
- Economic and social evolution of Spain (1900-1930)
- The Silver Age in Spanish culture: the Generation of 98, 14 and 27
- The political system during the reign of Alfonso XIII (1902-1931)
- Army, public order and violence (1898-1931)
- Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera (1923-1931)
- The Spanish Second Republic (1931-1939)
- Foreign policy during the Restoration and the Second Republic (1898-1936)
- The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
- Catholic fundamentalist repression during the Franco regime
Other topics
History of the Working class
In preparation:
- The concept of the working class: a historiographical debate
History of the contemporary political thought
In preparation
Historians and others history authors
In preparation:
- Joaquim Albareda
- Josep Fontana
Historical events
- The Iron Curtain: Winston Churchill's speech at Fulton
- The Long Telegram of George F. Kennan
- The Wannsee Conference and the Final Solution
- Velvet revolution of 1989
History timelines
- Timeline of the Late Modern Age (1789-1945)
- Timeline of the world today (1945-2000)
Political, social, economic and military organizations
- National Socialist Party of German Workers
Spaces of historical interst
- The Berlin Wall in historical images
- The TV Tower "Fernsehturm" in Berlin
- Berlin's Brandenburg Gate
- Holocaust memorial in Berlin
- Reichsluftfahrtministerium, Nazi Ministry of Aviation
- Berlin: The Topography of Terror (Gestapo headquarters)
- Potsdamer Platz in Berlin
- Checkpoint Charlie of BerlínBerlin
- Reichstag, Germany Parliament palace
Maps for the study of the history
- Urban population in Catalonia in 1900 (map)
- Map: Population of European cities in the 19th century
- Map: Urban distribution of the Spanish population in the 19th century
Countries, territories and nations history
- History of Germany
- History of the United States of America
- History of the American continent
- History of France
- History of Europe
- History of Spain
- History of Catalonia
Cities
- Reykjavík, the northernmost capital in the world
- London, the capital of the old British Empire
- Berlin: history, places of interest and curiosities
Books of history
- [Book] Capitalism and democracy 1756-1848
- [Book] Por el bien del Imperio
- [Book] We, the Catalan communists
- [Book] A Brief History of the Civil War by Helen Graham
- [Book] The Soviet Century by Moshe Lewin
Persons
- Alexander Dubček (1921-1992)
- Anton Drexler (1884-1942)
- Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965)
- Charles Darwin (1809-1882)