The Trojan War: Legend or Reality? The Startling Traces Found by Archaeologists
Did the Trojan War really happen? What’s behind the story of the…
History
Historical events and their lasting impact, told in an accessible way.
The French Revolution: The Fall of a Kingdom, the Birth of an Age
Dear readers, today we’re going to tell you the story of how…
The Battle of Waterloo: The Afternoon That Decided Europe’s Fate
What happened at Waterloo, Napoleon’s last battle? How did one marshal’s delay…
The October Revolution: How a Tsardom Fell Overnight
Dear readers, today we’ll tell you the story of how a three-hundred-year-old…
The Public Debt Administration: How an Empire Became a Foreigner in Its Own Country
How did the Ottoman Empire go bankrupt, and how did it hand…
The Financial Origins of the French Revolution: How a Kingdom Collapsed Into Bankruptcy
Did the French Revolution really erupt just because “there was no bread”?…
Berlin Streets After World War II. July 1945
This video shows footage from the capital of Nazi Germany after its…
The Battle of Gallipoli: How One Front Changed a Nation’s Fate
Today we’re going to tell you the story of a battle. But…
The Fall of Constantinople: A City’s Downfall, an Era’s Dawn
This article is about the Fall of Constantinople. We’re going to tell…
The Sarajevo Assassination: How One Bullet Dragged the World Into War
Today we’re going to tell you one of the most striking “butterfly…
Napoleon Bonaparte: How a Child of an Island Became the Master of Europe
How did Napoleon Bonaparte go from an ordinary artillery officer to an…
The Boston Tea Party: How a Crate of Tea Gave Birth to a Nation
Hello, today we’re going to tell you the story of how a…