From the stone circles of the Neolithic through the glories of Rome and the Renaissance to the ravages of the world wars, Europe boasts a history of extraordinary richness. Alexander the Great, Einstein, Mozart, Julius Caesar and Napoleon – Europe's past is full of figures and events that loom large in the popular imagination. But the popular imagination is, famously, not always accurate.

Click through this gallery to uncover some of the most common misconceptions about the history of Europe...