European History by Letter - V

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An era is named after this British Queen

Germanic tribe known for looting Rome

Italian explorer. Two continents are named after him (Amerigo)

Heart of the Classical period in music (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven)

Had to support his Lord in the feudal system

“Most serene” maritime power in the Middle Ages, Renaissance and early modern period

One of the most famous Roman authors (“Aeneid”)

Lost thousands of soldiers in the Teutoburg forest against Germanic tribes (Publius Quinctilius)

Site of one of the most terrible WWI battles in North-Eastern France

Popular Italian opera composer ("Aida", "Nabucco", "Rigoletto") who sympathized with the unification movement (Giuseppe)

Pacifist French poet, chansonnier (“The deserter”) and actor (Boris, 1920-59)

Swedish royal house of the 16th and 17th century (Gustav, Gustav Adolf), a famous skiing race is named after it

They ruled the seas in Northern Europe

Italian physicist and inventor of the electric battery (Alessandro)

Gallic leader who had to surrender to Julius Caesar

Possibly the most important writer in the French enlightenment movement

Important trade centre on Gotland, raided by pirates several times

“Victorious” Danish king of the 13th century

This Roman general crushed the Jewish rebellion in 67/68 AD only to become Emperor shortly after

Period in Swedish history (6th – 8th century) named after a village where boat graves have been excavated