Discover pivotal events, influential figures, and narratives throughout History that have shaped civilizations and cultures across the globe.
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?
The Indian Ocean trade was the catalyst for Christopher Columbus’ 1492 voyage to find an alternate route to India, the center of this vast trade network.
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?
Hidden away in the rugged Caucasus, Svaneti, Georgia is a land no empire ever conquered. It features medieval towers, remote churches, and a colossal, Soviet-era dam.
The Black Codes were laws passed after the Civil War in the South that stripped African Americans of freedom, turning criminality into legal slavery.
The Columbian Exchange refers to the exchange of ideas, diseases, cultures, crops, and populations between the so-called ‘New’ World and the ‘Old’ World.
The Battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943 was the largest tank battle in World War II, and possibly in history, with over 8,000 tanks deployed.
The katana has captured the imaginations of writers, artists, and would-be martial artists the world over. Cultures everywhere have produced similar weapons of equal quality.