Europe has been more thoroughly excavated by archaeologists than any other continent. Southern Europe has archaeological sites from Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire and other ancient civilizations. Central Europe in particular is filled with medieval castles and early-modern palaces, with Old towns across the whole continent. Europe's heritage has however been scarred by war, especially World War II. As the Second World War left many cities bombed beyond recognition, many city planners saw their opportunity to replace the "old fashioned" old towns with (in today's eyes) bland 1950s architecture and big streets and overpasses to make these places "ready for the automobile". Although the worst excesses have been turned back, many historical buildings that survived the wars were torn down in this somewhat iconoclastic frenzy.

• Prehistoric Europe
• Ancient Greece
• Roman Empire
• Vikings and the Old Norse (until 1000 AD)
• Nordic history (since 1000 AD)
• Hanseatic League
• Medieval and Renaissance Italy
• Ottoman Empire
• Russian Empire
• Thirty Years' War
• Napoleonic Wars
• Austro-Hungarian Empire
• Industrial Britain
• World War I
• World War II in Europe
  • D-Day Beaches
  • Holocaust remembrance
• Soviet Union
• Cold War Europe

See also

• European classical music