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Discover pivotal events, influential figures, and narratives throughout History that have shaped civilizations and cultures across the globe.
Over the course of world history, a small number of female monarchs exercised power by assuming traditionally male titles such as “king.” Here are 6 female kings.
The Flight of the Earls marked the end of the Gaelic order in Ireland and the beginning of a turbulent time for the native population.
Born a princess with seemingly endless opportunities ahead of her, Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstadt unwittingly found herself on a path of destruction.
Military developments during the 16th and 17th centuries saw the end of the medieval knight and rise of infantry formations that dominated the battlefield.
The Caral-Supe civilization developed independently in Peru 5,000 years ago. Uniquely, it may have relied on marine rather than agricultural resources.
The spice trade started several millennia ago and is credited for accelerating globalization as we know it today.
In the 1790s, the Sans-culottes became one of the leading forces of the French Revolution.
According to many scholars, the earliest known center of learning in Britain was a college established by Illtud in the early post-Roman era.