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As President Donald Trump looks at ordering US Navy ships to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, for naval analysts and... Read More

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The War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) was a major conflict fought between the great powers of Europe, sparked by a... Read More

The first day of Spring is celebrated in many ways all over the world. Read More

Many modern Wiccans and pagans celebrate Ostara, a holiday rooted in a goddess with a nebulous history. Read More

In 1869, two companies connected the east to the west with the United States' first transcontinental railroad. Read More

Writing about 100 A.D. in his Histories, the Roman historian Tacitus describes the origin of the Jews in Palestine. Tacitus was focused... Read More

The tyrant and the usurper: the last wills of Richard II and Henry IV give rare insight into the medieval monarchs. Read More

The American colonists defy Parliament Read More

The December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbour was among the most significant moments of World War II. It laid the ground for the US entry —... Read More

Inventors have tinkered with self-driving cars for more than 100 years. Read More

Researchers revisited the 1970s discovery of ancient stone tools at Monte Verde—an iconic site in Chile that transformed our understanding... Read More

Ahead of the March 22 premiere of a new TV adaptation, learn about the life of Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, the French Army officer who inspired... Read More

Once I had spotted a 200-year-old error, I was able to join the dots. Read More

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

Explore Henry Knox's legendary expedition to move nearly 60 tons of artillery across lakes, rivers, and mountain passes in January 1776. Read More

On 2 March 2006, India and the United States finalised a controversial nuclear deal Read More

Join Greg and his guests to learn about the ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh. Read More

After the Civil War, while America was rebuilding itself, some Southerners made a different kind of move — they packed up and left.... Read More

Rana Dasgupta’s globe-spanning history focuses on the US, China, Britain and France — but overlooks Russia and the impact of war Read More

A close, character-based look at the Romanovs’ final years, balancing political context with the pressures of family life and Alexandra’s... Read More

Our history too often sidesteps the question of finances. But sonorous ideals don’t keep an army supplied with uniforms, guns, and grub. Read More

The publication of “A Fate Worse Than Hell: American Prisoners of the Civil War” by W. Fitzhugh Brundage of the... Read More

In February 2003, the planning for Operation Iraqi Freedom felt like a math problem that could be solved with a discrete solution. Maps.... Read More

How the British occupation of Boston—which ended 250 years ago today—shaped our political sensibility. Read More

Andrew O’Shaughnessy, a history professor at the University of Virginia, is author of “The Men Who Lost America: British... Read More

The Arab oil embargo of 1973 sent shockwaves through many parts of U.S. society. Read More

Patty Hearst was abducted by a revolutionary group in 1974, as reported by the BBC. But 50 years ago, on 20 March 1976, she was found guilty... Read More

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Lydia Darragh defied her commitment to pacifism by spying during the American Revolution Read More

Debunking alien claims matters, but so does telling richer, more compelling stories about how humans shaped their own past. Read More

Britons learn about the country’s involvement ‘almost as a self-congratulatory narrative’, says historian Joseph Mulhern Read More

The Zulu Kingdom was one of the most powerful states in Southern and Central Africa during its peak in the mid-19th century. The Zulu... Read More

Home to some of the last speakers of Aramaic, Maaloula was attacked in Syria’s civil war. Its residents are determined to rebuild–and... Read More

Was Hadrian's Wall built to keep out barbarians, or rather to demonstrate the power of Rome. Read More

Women, non-importation agreements and spinning bees in the American Revolution. Read More

An extraordinary archaeological find reveals how ancient civilizations crafted and consumed wine thousands of years before recorded history. Read More

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