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European History by Letter - W

Are you a true expert of Europe's historical figures and locations?

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British royal house in power since its name change in 1917
Windsor
The movie “Braveheart” depicts the life of this Scottish knight (William)
Wallace
Won the battle of Hastings
William the Conqueror
Finland defended itself heroically against this Soviet invasion
Winter War
German composer of bombastic operas (Richard)
Wagner
A couple of the most important peace treaties in European history (1648) are named after this German region
Westphalia
His steam engine sparked the industrial revolution (James)
Watt
Won at Waterloo
Wellington
These groups of Slavic people became the target of a Germanic crusade in 1147
Wends
The first German republic was named after this Thuringian city
Weimar
Legendary catholic general of the Thirty Years’ War (Albert)
Wallenstein
Anti-Nazi resistance group initiated by Sophie and Hans Scholl
White Rose
British author of the early 20th century with great influence on feminism (Virginia)
Woolf
Most famous German medieval “Minnesänger” (bard)
Walther (von der Vogelweide)
Austrian president and UN Secretary General who tried to cover up his role during WWII (Kurt)
Waldheim
Anglo-Saxon kingdom in Southern England ruled by Alfred the Great
Wessex
This major European dynasty with royalties from the 9th through the 20th century is also called “Guelphs”
Welfs
Medieval persecution of women accused of using magic
Witch-hunt
German scientist who promoted the continental drift theory (Alfred)
Wegener
Supposedly the largest trebuchet in history, used by King Edward during the siege of Stirling Castle
War Wolf
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CleopatraVII
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Level 81
Feb 20, 2023
The House of Windsor came into being in 1917 when George V changed the name from Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha.
boepnx77
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Level 76
Feb 22, 2023
Thank you for pointing this out. Changed the question.
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