Discover pivotal events, influential figures, and narratives throughout History that have shaped civilizations and cultures across the globe.
Studying the confluence of archaeology and astronomy, archaeoastronomy, among the pre-Columbian civilizations of America reveals their profound knowledge of the landscape and the environment.
Pope Leo X spent extravagantly on monumental building projects and art, some financed with Indulgences, leaving a bankrupt Vatican and a Reformation in full swing.
The 19th-century American frontier witnessed terrible battles between Native tribes and the U.S. Army. The U.S. Army eventually won, but only one war chief defeated them: Red Cloud.
Looking at the impact of the first World’s Fair, it set in motion a long history of nations gathering to inspire each other with innovation.
Pope John XII’s papacy is considered one of the darkest chapters in the Catholic Church due to his depraved behavior and his political failures.
Viking culture arose in a brutal environment, producing warriors and explorers. Eventually, survival strategy sayings emerged, akin to instructions to staunchly face adversity.
Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon's beloved sister, shocked high society by posing nude for sculptor Antonio Canova, cementing her status as a pioneering fashion icon.
Two societies on opposite sides of the world produced two of the most renowned warrior-noble social classes. Here's how knights and samurai compare.