France's 1778 recognition of this nation's independence was a virtual declaration of war on Britain
Frederick II agreed to lead one of these for the pope, but due to an epidemic he didn't go and was excommunicated
The congress held here hoped to restore Europe to the way it was before Napoleon
In 1570 Spain's Phillip II tried to put this queen on the English throne
This war was thought to be mythical until late 19th century excavations proved it really occurred
This tribunal flourished in Spain for centuries until it was finally suppressed in 1834
4 days after this battle, Napoleon signed his 2nd -- & final -- abdication
This mystic ate his last meal at the home of Prince Feliks Yusupov, one of the men who killed him
Some 25 years before our Civil War, this country freed the slaves on Jamaica
It's widely believed that this great pharaoh is the one written about in the book of Exodus