Discover pivotal events, influential figures, and narratives throughout History that have shaped civilizations and cultures across the globe.
A single night of grizzly bear attacks in 1967 resulted in death and terror. Shocking America, it changed the way National Parks and wild spaces are managed.
In the 16th century, Spain conquered vast areas of the Americas. Leaders in this conquest were the conquistadores.
How did Portugal, a small Christian kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula, help reshape global trade?
Mordred is King Arthur’s ultimate enemy in the Arthurian legends, the one who finally manages to bring down the kingdom of Camelot.
Merlin is one of the most popular figures from the Arthurian legends, often reimagined in modern retellings. What do the original stories say about the wizard?
Who wrote the epic poem Beowulf, when, and why? What value does it have as a historical source for life in the Norse world during the pre-Viking Age?
Feudalism shaped medieval life in Europe for hundreds of years. However, it was decimated by the Black Death, along with other factors.
The Black Codes were laws passed after the Civil War in the South that stripped African Americans of freedom, turning criminality into legal slavery.