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On paper, military engagements often seem dictated by raw numbers: the size of a fleet, the count of infantry divisions, or the caliber of... Read More

Pressured to pry General Joseph E. Johnston from Kennesaw Mountain in June 1864, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman suffered a bloody repulse. Read More

How Perception Shaped Victory at Shiloh and the Wilderness Read More

It was a crisp, fall morning in late September near Tarrytown, 30 miles north of New York City, and three Patriot militiamen sat around a... Read More

Caroline’s use of Arthurian iconography sought to promote a shared British identity at a time of political uncertainly. Read More

When Iraq gained independence in 1932, its sovereignty remained constrained by Britain. The monarchy responded by building a powerful... Read More

The new finds are being revealed ahead of a series of archaeology open days. Read More

When Spanish conquistadors arrived in the New World some five centuries ago, they brought muskets, cannons, armor, horses and attack... Read More

2000 years ago, deep in the forests of Germany, a Roman army walked into a trap. It had been set by the Germanic warlord Arminius, a man... Read More

Visit dig sites and hike trails for an up-close look at dinosaur fossils and more. Read More

At first, Andy Crammond thought the object was a bull’s nose ring. Other artifacts unearthed nearby include a Viking brooch, a Roman... Read More

Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) was the 17th President of the United States, who was suddenly thrust into the office in 1865 after the... Read More

After following Marco Polo’s journey through Iran and much of Afghanistan, National Geographic rode 2,600 miles from the wastes of China's... Read More

Ohio State topped the 2026 preseason US LBM Coaches Poll when it was released Aug. 4, marking the program’s first... Read More

The highs and the lows on the way to modern America. Read More

Join Greg and his guests in Victorian England to learn all about Francis Galton. Read More

Monopoly is one of the best-selling board games of all time. It heralds free market economics and celebrates the American dream. That's a far... Read More

Meet Diades, Alexander the Great’s overlooked military engineer, the man who made the impossible siege of Tyre happen.Tristan Hughes... Read More

Join Mary Beth Norton for an exploration and reflection of the Declaration of Independence as American Scripture. Read More

This brilliant account of attempts by the old guard to take back control captures the ludicrousness of it all beautifully Read More

Life for settlers in the American West was tough, yet there was friendship and a sense of community too, at least according to Little House... Read More

Your favorite period piece, onscreen. Read More

What the TV drama reveals about Britain’s deadliest terror attack Read More

In 1977, the BBC looked back at the summer of 1944, when Allied agents spirited away pieces of Hitler's "wonder weapon" – by hiding them in... Read More

Morocco and Algeria have been at odds for decades, chiefly over the territory of Western Sahara. But their rivalry now extends far beyond the... Read More

The Election of 1864 was one of the most important United States presidential elections of the 19th century. Read More

During the 1944 Cowra breakout, over 900 prisoners attempted to escape from an Allied camp in Australia. The uprising resulted in the deaths... Read More

From 912 to 609 B.C., this ancient superpower became the largest empire the ancient Near East had ever seen. Read More

When the dying teenage king Edward VI rewrote the royal succession in his own hand, he tried to overturn his father's wishes, disinherit both... Read More

Ruthless and determined, King Kamehameha eventually extended his rule from Hawaii to the other islands in the Pacific chain. Read More

The medieval court of William Rufus, son of William the Conqueror, was known as a ‘brothel of male prostitutes’. Read More

Thousands of people in Spokane, Washington, have been plagued by historic flames this week, as the event steadily builds a case for some of... Read More

Wendell Willkie’s case against the New Deal Read More

In the age of AI we are once again hearing about Luddites, the 19th-century textile workers who sought to protect their livelihoods in early... Read More

Water levels on the Danube River have dropped so low that dozens of World War II German battleships – and even the remains of an... Read More

Braucherei followers have passed down their rituals and charms in relative secrecy for hundreds of years. But as social media fuels a... Read More

Generating a great number of conspiracies is the idea that William Shakespeare did not, in fact, write his own plays! Read More

The highs and the lows on the way to modern America. Read More