Discover pivotal events, influential figures, and narratives throughout History that have shaped civilizations and cultures across the globe.
Italian poet Francesco Petrarch became one of the most influential humanist scholars of the 14th century, paving the way to the Renaissance.
Morgan le Fay is the infamous sorceress in the Arthurian legends, but how did this strong and bewitching female character emerge?
The Middle Ages were far from all doom and gloom. People had plenty of free time and invented various entertainments to pass the time enjoyably.
One of the most important inventions in human history, gunpowder permanently changed warfare.
Incorrect geographic knowledge and a misidentification by Columbus led to all Native Peoples being termed “Indians”. And this term would endure into modern times.
Spanish conquistadors and missionaries spread Catholicism over a vast continent, with a profound impact on its Indigenous peoples.
In 1949, the communists won the Chinese Civil War, and the Soviet Union gained a major ally, but later, tensions rose between the two nations.
Indian textiles, moved between continents by the East India Company, captivated Victorian movers and shakers with their intricate designs and beautifully lush embroidery.