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European History by Letter - N

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

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Last updated: July 5, 2022
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French Emperor and conqueror of Europe between 1798 and 1815
Napoleon
Founder of modern nursing (Florence, “the lady with the lamp”)
Nightingale
Pizza was allegedly invented here
Naples
He didn’t fiddle while Rome burnt
Nero
Adolf Hitler’s party
Nazi/NSDAP
And where did it hold its grim propaganda rallies?
Nuremberg
Won the battle of Trafalgar (Horatio)
Nelson
This Englishman, author of the laws of motion, is considered one of the greatest scientists in history (Sir Isaac)
Newton
A human species that went excinct approx. 40,000 years ago is named after this German valley
Neandertal
The most important science awards are named after this Swedish inventor (Alfred)
Nobel
Atlantic region of France regularly looted by the Vikings
Normandy
Pamplona was the capital of this medieval kingdom in Northern Spain
Navarre
Switzerland was granted this “permanent” political status in the Vienna and Paris Treaties of 1815
Neutral
European dynasty that obtained the thrones of England and the Netherlands. The capital of a North American island country is named after it
Nassau
French 16th century astrologist who allegedly predicted the death of king Henry II in a jousting duel
Nostradamus
Famous Bronze Age (?) artefact picturing sun, crescent, and constellations
Nebra Sky disc
Controversial German philosopher who wrote “Thus spoke Zarathustra” (Friedrich)
Nietzsche
Huguenots (protestants) were granted basic rights by a royal edict signed in this city in Western France
Nantes
The misery in this Zurich open drug scene of the 1980s led to a major shift in drug policy
Needle Park
Norwegian scientist (first crossing of Greenland) and Nobel peace prize winner (Fridtjof)
Nansen
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