From empires to modern unions, explore European history's pivotal events that shaped a continent rich in heritage, culture, and global impact.
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.
One of the most notorious figures of the Renaissance, Pope Alexander VI invited scandal even before he donned the papal robes.
Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon's beloved sister, shocked high society by posing nude for sculptor Antonio Canova, cementing her status as a pioneering fashion icon.
A devastating event in Irish history, the Potato Famine altered the course of the Emerald Isle forever.
From ancient times into the modern era, swords in Europe have evolved alongside the continent’s turbulent history.
The romance of Russia’s last tsar and that of his German queen was one for the ages…until it all came crashing down.
How did the Grand Tour, the 17th- and 18th-century trend among rich young men for traveling through Europe, change the way that authors in English wrote?
Who was King Ludwig II, who dwelled in fairytale castles, dreaming of scenes from Richard Wagner's operas?