Wikipedia:WikiProject European history
Wikimedia subject-area collaboration
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Welcome to the European history WikiProject.
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Goals
- Improve Wikipedia's coverage of European history.
- Improve European history-related articles, making them more informative and better written.
- Create guidelines for articles about items related to European history.
- Get a better main picture.
Open tasks
- Improve collaboration of the month article: Peloponnesian War.
- Work on articles needing work.
- Assess the unassessed European history articles as Stub, Start, B-Class, etc. More on assessment here. [CURRENTLY NO ARTICLES ARE UNASSESSED]
- Tag all European history-relevant articles with {{WikiProject European history|class=|importance=}} and an assessment.
- Invite more users to join.
- Create all yet-uncreated templates.
Scope
- The project covers all articles about people, places, things, and events associated with the history of Europe. These articles should all be included in the Category:History of Europe or one of its subcategories.
Task Forces
Parentage and Related projects
Parents
- This project shares parentage between Wikipedia:WikiProject Europe and Wikipedia:WikiProject History
Children
Related Projects
Members
- Emiellaiendiay 02:40, 20 February 2007 (UTC). Founder
- Bchalfin 11:06, 10 July 2007 (EST) I can help with editing content and writing new articles, as well as extending stubs.
- Doug.(talk • contribs) 21:28, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
- Revolving Bugbear (previously Che Nuevara) 22:11, 4 November 2007 (UTC). I specialize in WWI and inter-war Western Europe, but I'm happy to help with anything.
- John Carter 21:03, 9 November 2007 (UTC) - Will help as time and circumstances permit. John Carter 21:03, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
- Merovingian (T, C, E) 12:39, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
- Alex Close 18:09, 5 January 2008 (UTC) Am interested and would like to think I can contribute in some way.
- Martintg (talk) 04:59, 14 January 2008 (UTC) Interested in Baltic states and Northern Europe
- Darwinek (talk) 22:00, 15 January 2008 (UTC) Mostly Poland and Czechoslovakia but generally whole Europe in modern history.
- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 00:35, 16 January 2008 (UTC) Mostly Poland
- Beggarsbanquet (talk) 23:07, 15 October 2008 (UTC) History of modern France, Germany, Russia, and some on Eastern Europe and UK.
- flaminglawyerc 04:50, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
- Gr8opinionater (talk) 11:04AM, Tuesday 20 January 2009 (GMT)
- User:Daniel32708 Medieval to Present History
- CanonLawJunkie (talk) 14:45, 23 August 2010 (UTC) Catholic Church in European History. Modern/Medieval France and Papal States/Vatican City State
- Codrinb (talk · contribs)
11 December 2010 (UTC) - Dacia, Moesia, Thrace, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, Ancient Celts, Transylvania, Romania. - Bermicourt 22 May 2012 - I translate articles on Germany from German to English Wikipedia, many of a historical nature.
- User:FelisRead:FelisRead
- —Brigade Piron (talk) - I work mostly on Belgian topics of the modern period (post-1789) with the odd excursion into French (and colonial) history. Particular focus on social and cultural history of WWI and WWII.
- Qxukhgiels (talk) 00:01, 11 January 2015 (UTC) - an interest
- User:Aardwolf A380 (talk) August 2015
- Csikos Lo Byzantine Empire, Early Hungary, Early Germany - 28 June 2016
- Wikirictor (talk) I have the impression the project could use a few more contributors. Wikirictor (talk) 00:30, 29 December 2016 (UTC)
- I create and translate articles on traditional and historical songs of European countries (in part., Russian, English, German language songs), and sometimes translate the songs themselves (lit.). --Tamtam90 (talk) 19:41, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
- Omnipaedista (talk) 23:59, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
- JeBonSer (talk | sign) 18:07, 28 January 2019 (UTC)
- Berke330 Byzantine & Late Antiquity History and Architecture, Medieval Constantinople - 16 July 2020
- Mel3131
- Luxtaythe2nd (talk) 19:19, 27 August 2021 (UTC) — Mostly Poland.
- I am Lead Coordinator at WikiProject History, would be glad to help with ideas for this wikiproject, in any way desired. --Sm8900 (talk) 17:44, 2 June 2022 (UTC)
- User:Ltwin I've been spending a lot of time lately on British history articles.
- Gyalu22 Writes mainly in the history of Central Europe
- KTnow (talk · contribs) - Enlightenment philosophy, France since the French Revolution and the 19th-20th century United Kingdom.
- TheRealJT1743 - Post Industrial Revolution United Kingdom and Central Europe. Joined 22:42, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
- KINGHB190 (talk · contribs)
12 November 2023 (UTC) - CarlosFelix1 (talk)
- Gankbank789 (talk) - I mainly focus on 1400-1800 Europe, mainly in Western Europe, Germany, and Scandinavia.
- LeonIm24 (talk · contribs) I write about Central European history, especially Austrian history, particularly the Middle Ages.
Members of Wikipedia:WikiProject History/European task force
Phoenix 15 (talk · contribs)[pruned by autmated bot from WikiProject, due to inactivity. --Sm8900 (talk) 17:46, 2 June 2022 (UTC)]- Warlordjohncarter (talk · contribs)
- Kenjoshii (talk · contribs)
- KEncyclopediaB (talk · contribs)
- AlinaGusewa (talk · contribs)
Userboxes
Members of this project may add the following userbox to their userpages.
| Userbox | Code | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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{{User European history}} |
European members
If you're from Europe, more userboxes are available.
Countries
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Cyprus
- Czechoslovakia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- France
- Finland
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Moldova
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Prussia
- Romania
- Russia
- Serbia
- Spain
- Scotland
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Vatican City
Articles
| European history articles by quality and importance | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | Importance | ||||||
| Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
 FA |
1 | 19 | 26 | 50 | 96 | ||
| FL |
2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | |
 A |
1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | ||
 GA |
16 | 41 | 69 | 94 | 3 | 223 | |
| B | 86 | 238 | 270 | 432 | 161 | 1,187 | |
| C | 89 | 313 | 454 | 904 | 306 | 2,066 | |
| Start | 19 | 136 | 320 | 1,840 | 488 | 2,803 | |
| Stub | 13 | 432 | 161 | 606 | |||
| List | 6 | 49 | 56 | 227 | 3 | 147 | 488 |
| Category | 8,104 | 8,104 | |||||
| Disambig | 22 | 22 | |||||
| File | 66 | 66 | |||||
| Portal | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Project | 11 | 11 | |||||
| Redirect | 6 | 44 | 324 | 374 | |||
| Template | 102 | 102 | |||||
| Other | 1 | 32 | 33 | ||||
| Assessed | 220 | 801 | 1,221 | 4,030 | 8,666 | 1,267 | 16,205 |
| Unassessed | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 220 | 801 | 1,221 | 4,031 | 8,666 | 1,271 | 16,210 |
| WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 29,934 | Ω = 4.28 | |||||
All tagged articles are found below, sorted into their respective classes.
Assessment
For an explanation of the ratings, see Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment; however, these ratings are somewhat subjective and especially the importance is highly project specific. See also: /Assessment.
Needing work
If you're working on an article and you'd like to bring it to the attention of other editors, list it here.
Format: # [[Article title]], class. Details on what should be done (optional). ~~~~
Article alerts
Did you know
- 05 Jul 2026 – Ancient Greek Horsemanship (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Edward056686 (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 30 Jun 2026 – 1985 Frankfurt Airport bombing (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Jlittlebigbeard (t · c) was closed as keep by RL0919 (t · c) on 07 Jul 2026; see discussion (10 participants)
Proposed deletions
- 06 Jul 2026 – Desecration of the tombs of the Saint-Denis basilica (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c): concern and endorsed by Bearian (t · c) on 06 Jul 2026: concern
- 06 Jul 2026 – Personal union of the Netherlands and Luxembourg (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c): concern
- 01 Jul 2026 – Sabotage at RAF Akrotiri (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c): concern
- 01 Jul 2026 – Army Group 2 (France) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c): concern
- 01 Jul 2026 – 1st Army Group (France) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c): concern
- 01 Jul 2026 – Army of the Alps (France) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c): concern
Categories for discussion
- 01 Jun 2026 – Category:City founders from the Russian Empire (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Johnpacklambert (t · c); see discussion
- 27 May 2026 – Category:Ambassadors of Prussia to the Kingdom of Sardinia (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Johnpacklambert (t · c); see discussion
- 27 May 2026 – Category:Ambassadors of France to the Kingdom of Sardinia (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Johnpacklambert (t · c); see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 28 Jun 2026 – De Gaulle's (talk · edit · hist) →Charles de Gaulle was RfDed by Crouch, Swale (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Jun 2026 – Stalin's (talk · edit · hist) →Joseph Stalin was RfDed by Crouch, Swale (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Jun 2026 – Napoleon's (talk · edit · hist) →Napoleon was RfDed by Crouch, Swale (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Jun 2026 – Albert Einstein's (talk · edit · hist) →Albert Einstein was RfDed by Crouch, Swale (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Jun 2026 – Russian invasion of Crimea (talk · edit · hist) →2014 Russian annexation of Crimea was RfDed by CosdonH (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Jun 2026 – Dictator of Russia (talk · edit · hist) →Joseph Stalin RfDed by Joy (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Featured article candidates
- 15 Jun 2026 – Noemvriana (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by A.Cython (t · c); see discussion
Featured list candidates
- 25 Jun 2026 – Glossary of sound laws in the Indo-European languages (talk · edit · hist) was FL nominated by ThaesOfereode (t · c); see discussion
A-Class review
- undated – Siege of Ariminum (538) (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review
Good article nominees
- 01 Jul 2026 – Second Italo-Ethiopian War (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Socialwave597 (t · c); start discussion
- 01 Jul 2026 – Norse settlement of North America (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Rjjiii (t · c); see discussion
- 29 Jun 2026 – Ancient Greek Horsemanship (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Edward056686 (t · c); start discussion
- 28 May 2026 – Byzantium in the Crusading movement (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Borsoka (t · c); start discussion
- 18 Dec 2025 – Koskotas scandal (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by A.Cython (t · c); start discussion
- 05 Dec 2025 – Canu Cadwallon (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Tipcake (t · c); start discussion
- 14 Oct 2025 – Odessa pogroms (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by AndreJustAndre (t · c); start discussion
Good article reassessments
- 06 May 2026 – Battle of Britain Day (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
Requests for comments
- 19 Jun 2026 – 2026 Iran war (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Crampcomes (t · c); see discussion
Peer reviews
- 25 May 2026 – Timeline of 1980s political violence and sabotage acts in Bulgaria (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Pietrus1 (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 06 Jul 2026 – Putin's annexation speech (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 2022 annexation speech of Vladimir Putin by CosdonH (t · c); see discussion
- 30 Jun 2026 – Paeonia (kingdom) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Paionia by Aetolorhode (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Jun 2026 – Kurdish rebellions during World War I (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Kurds in World War I by Zemen (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Jun 2026 – Irish Republican Army (1922–1969) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army by Knightoftheswords281 (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Jun 2026 – Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Old Irish Republican Army by Knightoftheswords281 (t · c); see discussion
- 29 May 2026 – Expulsion of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Exodus of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians by Shoshin000 (t · c); see discussion
- 29 May 2026 – Lithuanian separatism (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Lithuanian nationalism by Marcelus (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Jul 2026 – Allegations of genocide of Ukrainians in the Russo-Ukrainian war (talk · edit · hist) move request to Ukraine Genocide by WeLuvMemes (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 03 Apr 2026 – Slovak Republic (1939–1945) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Slovakia during World War II by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 03 Mar 2026 – Art Deco (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by WalterFish (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Oct 2024 – Francoist Spain (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Salmoonlight (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Jun 2024 – Volga Finns (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Kepler-1229b (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Mar 2022 – Kolomyia (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by M2545 (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 07 Jul 2026 – Draft:Battle of Dachau (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Cerealisasoupforsure (t · c)
- 23 May 2026 – Draft:Combatants of the Spanish Civil War (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Pat J. McCarthy (t · c)
- undated – Draft:Descendants of Charles III (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC
Templates and categories
Please use these templates where applicable.
Note: The templates linked in red have not yet been created. If you know how, please help out by creating the appropriate templates.
General templates
| Template | Use on | Description |
|---|---|---|
| {{Infobox former country}} | Article pages | European history series infobox — former countries |
| {{Infobox military conflict}} and {{Campaign}} | Article pages | European history series infobox and campaignbox — military conflicts |
| {{Infobox treaty}} | Article pages | European history series infobox — treaties |
| {{WikiProject European history|class=|importance=}} | Article talk pages | European history WikiProject banner, to be placed on all European history article talk pages
|
| {{User European history}} | User pages | User box to show that you're a project member |
| {{Eurohist invitation}} | User talk pages | Invitation to user to join project |
| {{Wikipedia:WikiProject European history/navigation}} | WikiProject pages | European history WikiProject Navigation box |
| {{Portal|Europe}} | Article pages | Europe portal |
Categories
- List of all subpages of this page
- Wikipedia:WikiProject European history/Categories - A list of all categories associated with this Project.
WikiProject categories
| Template | Description |
|---|---|
| [[Category:WikiProject European history]] | Add to every European history project page. |