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-====== Welcome to the Village Idiot's Guide to... History ======
+====== Welcome to your new DokuWiki ======
-I don't know about you, but I find it very easy to get references of history mixed up, dates confused, such as which royal heir died after swimming in the Thames ((Henry Frederick, son of James VI/I, died 6 November 1612)) and which one drowned in the White Ship sinking ((William Ætheling, son of Henry I of England, died 25 November 1120))...
-With that in mind, this wiki is going to be my attempt at jotting down an outline, and hopefully fill some of the gaps as I go.
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-Nothing will be high-brow or deeply achedamic, although I sincerely hope that I don't make too many errors.
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-I will start by plotting out general timeframes, with monarchs and leading figures, well know events... and then take if from there.
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-I hope you enjoy the ride at my side.
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-===== British History =====
-==== England ====
-==== Ireland ====
-==== Scotland ====
-==== Wales ====
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-===== Western European History =====
-==== The Holy Roman Empire ====
-==== The Reformation ====
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-===== North American History =====
-==== The 13 Colonies ====
+Congratulations, your wiki is now up and running. Here are a few more tips to get you started.
+Enjoy your work with DokuWiki,\\
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