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The history of ice cream in Sweden

When ice cream travelled north
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Quoits - a traditional game still played in the Yorkshire Dales

Still going strong in the north of England
A souvenir from China

Chinese export paintings: testimonies of global trade
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Jaakko Julkunen, Finnish photojournalist

Capturing life in Finland in the mid-20th century
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The 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam

Remembering an Olympics of firsts

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Pray and work: The Rule of Saint Benedict

6th century guide for communal religious life
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Vierdaagse: the Four Days Marches in Nijmegen

World's largest multiple day marching event
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The Blue Ribbon Regatta on Lake Balaton

History of an annual sailing race on the largest lake in Central Europe
Black and white print after an oil painting by Konstantin Makowsky,
Hajj and the remarkable story of the Mahmal

Hajj is the annual pilgrimage to the sacred city of Mecca, the holiest city in Islam and the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad. Discover the longstanding tradition of offering intricately produced textiles to the holy shrines.

The 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm

Remembering the fifth games of the modern era
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The Tailteann Games: the Irish Olympics

Sport competitions in the 1920s and 1930s
Podcast: Century of Change

Listen to a podcast on the stories of Nobel Prize winners throughout the 20th Century, and discover how they became gamechangers in their field.
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London: a home for football

Exploring football in the the UK's capital city
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The Olympic Games that didn't happen

Cancellation, loss and postponement throughout the 20th century
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Roma slavery in Romania - a history

A history of more than 500 years of slavery of Roma population on the territory of Romania.
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Share your story with Europeana Sport

Can you help us to tell the story of sport in Europe in the past and the present?
Plácido's portrait painted by his son Ignacio Zuloaga
Plácido Zuloaga: How the medieval art of Alhambra inspired one of Spain’s greatest modern …

The Nasrid dynasty was the last Muslim dynasty in the Iberian Peninsula, ruling the Emirate of Granada from 1230 until 1492. Today, the most visible evidence of the Nasrid dynasty is the Alhambra palace complex which has influenced generations of creators
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Witnesses to Irish emigration in the 20th century

Century of change and continuity
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Go Scotland! 90 years of Commonwealth Games competition

Exploring the archives of Commonwealth Games Scotland
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Your EURO2020: Share your photos

Show us how you and your community are celebrating EURO2020