From empires to modern unions, explore European history's pivotal events that shaped a continent rich in heritage, culture, and global impact.
Ancient Greece was home to the world’s most incredible buildings, some of which still draw many tourists today.
Could Queen Victoria actually have been in love with Lord Melbourne, the first Prime Minister of her reign?
In 1514, the Portuguese king sent Pope Leo X an Indian elephant named Hanno. The animal became a symbol of the papacy’s moral bankruptcy.
Who was Horatio Nelson, and why does his body now occupy a tomb built for somebody else?
The Teutonic Order, a religious military group, played a key role in the medieval expansion and Christianization of Eastern Europe between the 12th and 15th centuries.
The Moors came to Spain as more than conquerors. They soon proved to be anything but illiterate barbarians. The Moors began a series of innovations that are little known today.
Defeat at the gates of Vienna in 1683 marked the beginning of the end for the Ottoman Empire.
War is often a chaotic mess. Here are six times combatants switched sides whilst engaged in the very same war.