Europe’s biggest cities in 1400
Major medieval cities: >20.000: Liibeck, Sevilla, Toulouse, Magdeburg, Utrecht, Wroclaw, Amiens, Augsburg, Niirnberg >30.000: Gdansk, Barcelona, Roma, Avignon, Marseille, Brussel
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Where Are Europe’s Redheads? A Look at the Red Hair Map of Europe
Check out this map showing where red hair is most common across Europe – it reveals some surprising patterns in different regions and tells us a lot about genetic history.
Read MoreUK land becoming more urban
The CORINE land cover map 2012 for the UK. Reds indicate artificial surfaces, yellows are agricultural land, greens are forests,
Read MoreMonarchies in Europe
There are currently 12 monarchies in Europe: Andorra, Belgium, Denmark, Vatican, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and The United Kingdom. Six of them are members of the European Union (Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden).
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