Soviet Ukraine was a major focal point of the Holocaust in WWII. The Babyn Yar massacre outside Kyiv was among the worst atrocities of the war.
Explore ten scandalous marriages that ended dynasties, birthed global superpowers, shattered nations, and irrevocably changed the course of European history.
A single year of conquest and exploration forever changed the world and sealed the fate of three religions.
These historic villages in Portugal preserve medieval walls, Roman ruins, and local traditions that bring the nation’s past to life.
Various Loyalist paramilitary groups opposed to Irish republicanism through armed struggle emerged throughout the Troubles in Northern Ireland in the mid-1960s.
Virginia Hall, one of the most remarkable spies of the Allied forces, played a pivotal role in defeating Nazi Germany.
One of the most incredible resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied Europe, teenager Freddie Oversteegen fought the Nazis, but not on any battlefield.
The fall of the Russian Tsar in 1917 led to a futile, brief attempt at representative government: the Provisional Government.
