The War of 1812 was the first real major declared war in (independent) American history,…
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Although the Conquistadors’ arrival in the New World has been celebrated by many, it was…
The Roman Empire was the greatest empire the ancient world had ever seen. At its…
The American Revolution and the founding fathers are practically deified in modern America and many…
The Romanovs were the last imperial family in Russia, lead by Tsar Nicholas II and…
World War I was a global battle that lasted from July 28, 1914, to November…
The average person has real fears they have to deal with every day, or at…
When you think of the word “revolution,” you may imagine an uprising or a war…
When Christopher Columbus arrived at Hispaniola (the island now split down the middle between Haiti…
If the #MeToo movement has taught us anything, it’s that perverts are everywhere. The pages…
If you’ve ever seen the HBO series Deadwood, your first thoughts are probably about Ian McShane’s…
Quick: what’s a scary date for you; one that seems filled with foreboding and bad…
The word “prehistory” refers to the earliest period of human development, up until the start of recorded…
In the beginning of World War II, Italy was partnered with the Axis Powers under…
Vikings is a historical drama TV series on the History Channel. The story follows the…
For most of our audience, the last time the French Foreign Legion came up was…
Secret police forces have existed since time immemorial, from the Frumentarii of Ancient Rome to…
When we think of France, we tend to first imagine the romantic, the gastronomically exclusive,…
Reverence for the dead is shared amongst nearly all peoples and cultures. Some groups, like…
World War Two was fought on a colossal scale. Battles could last for months and…
Das boot! Schiff verlassen! While lesser known to many than the British pirates of popular…
The Medjay are mostly known only because of the blockbuster Mummy trilogy starring Brendan Fraser,…
Since the first modern homo sapiens emerged some 50,000 years ago, it’s estimated that 107…
At this point in time, essentially the entire world (barring the depths of the oceans)…