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The birth of the United States is often taught as a neat sequence of political philosophies, iron-willed generals, and decisive musket... Read More

From power to exile and back again, Arsinoe II had one of the most prosperous reigns of Ptolemaic Egypt. Read More

The short-lived English colony of Willoughbyland, in what is now Suriname, was both verdant and dangerous. In the end, it was exchanged for... Read More

Thaddeus Lowe and his Union Army Balloon Corps pioneered aerial reconnaissance over some of the first battlefields of the American Civil War. Read More

Kamikaze or Tokkō (short for Tokubetsu Kōgekitai, "Special Attack Units") was Japan's organized campaign of deliberate suicide attacks... Read More

Guides like Daniel Boone and Kit Carson used hard-won knowledge of the land to lead explorers, settlers and soldiers into unfamiliar... Read More

Harding was a courageous Republican who dared to stand up to racism and populism. People today tend to dislike him for one or the other. Read More

From Tudor welfare claims to modern PIP assessments, disabled people have long faced suspicion and bureaucracy. Read More

A North Dakotan's dream of being a pilot ended during World War II after he was shot down in Austria, and forced to become a prisoner of war. Read More

Wendell Willkie’s case against the New Deal Read More

So long, Glastonbury. A trip to the joust is fast becoming a British summer staple Read More

When the Dutch East India Company’s flagship “Batavia” sank in 1629, it went down with large, carved sandstone blocks in... Read More

In the 1930s, as Harlan County, Kentucky, erupted into one of the most violent labor conflicts in American history, a quiet reality was... Read More

Ask the average political observer to explain the history of modern American parties, and you will usually get a clean, retroactively curated... Read More

The highs and the lows on the way to modern America. Read More

Join Greg and his guests in ancient Greece to learn all about the Iliad and Odyssey. Read More

Robbing from the rich to give to the poor and downtrodden - this is the legend of Joaquin Murrieta.But how true was it? Murder rates in 1850s... Read More

From impoverishment to global superpower, China’s supremacy happened at a breakneck speed thanks to the visionary strategy of the man... Read More

The political movement during the English Civil War committed to a new idea of equality. Read More

A new book by the journalist Lauren Collins chronicles the ongoing effects of the violent takeover of Wilmington, N.C., on those living in... Read More

A sweeping narrative of the two incredibly powerful neighboring empires, Adrian Goldsworthy takes his readers behind the scenes as Rome and... Read More

From Band of Brothers and Roots to Boardwalk Empire, these are the best TV shows about American history, ranked. Read More

Those who whine about the multicultural casting and Americanisms of Christopher Nolan's blockbuster 'The Odyssey' are missing the point. But... Read More

Wendell Willkie’s case against the New Deal Read More

On June 4, 1780 in a red-brick, two-story home bedecked on the exterior with a row of Palladian marble-white columns for each floor and on... Read More

Before American forces could claim 'We own the night,' they relied on a crude infrared device carried in a heavy back... Read More

August 6 is one of the most consequential and emotional anniversaries for Americans, our World War II allies, and Japan—each for... Read More

Entire campaigns—and the fate of civilisations—have turned on a siege, writes Richard Cockett, a senior editor Read More

Our Founders profoundly transformed the way people participate in government. Read More

The discovery of diamonds in 1867 in Griqualand ultimately transformed the entire region of Southern Africa. Huge European financial... Read More

Dive into the heart of war with these 25 legendary military quotes, sourced from history's greatest leaders and thinkers. Click now to... Read More

Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä, who acquired the nickname "The White Death," tormented Soviet troops during the Winter War in late 1939 and... Read More

The animals’ energy needs favor a higher but shorter route into Italy. Read More

Often dismissed as a myth, was there a real man behind the legend of King Arthur? Read More

Modern fashion trends have nothing on the agony caused by the fads of yesteryear. Read More

Hundreds of wartime letters from a man to his wife showed up at an office in 2022. Little was known of the life they lived — until now. Read More

An event in Milton Keynes will mark its connections to slavery and the anti-slavery movement. Read More

The highs and the lows on the way to modern America. Read More