World History

American History

Strange and Unusual Facts You Don’t Know About President Lincoln

Terry Joseph Warnes - October 1, 2018

Much has been written about our 16th President Abraham Lincoln. Here are some facts and theories you might not know. Abraham Lincoln's mother Nancy died...

The House of Eden vs Assyria

June 16, 2017

The Gunpowder Plot

July 26, 2018

Chinese Cricket Fighting

May 25, 2017

The Life and Struggles of Winston Churchill: Britain Stands Alone

September 20, 2018

Ancient History

Ancient Greece

Athenian Democracy: The Greek Origins of Rule by the People

Ancient History

Simonides of Ceos – The Art and History of Memory –...

Ancient History

The Legendary and Enigmatic Magi

American History

Dr. James McCune Smith

History Bot - July 26, 2017

Dr. Smith earned his medical degree from the University of Scotland, Glasgow, and became the first African-American doctor in the United States. Dr. Smith was...

The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco, California

August 7, 2017

From Republic to Democracy

August 9, 2017

European History

Ancient British History

Saxons on Horseback? Why Not?

WH - May 28, 2017

Why didn’t the Saxons fight on horseback? Some of them were trained in Roman legions, so they must have known how. It’s a mystery...

A League of Nations, For Nations? Part 2

December 4, 2018

Edwin: Northumbria’s Shining Star

May 26, 2017

Samuel Brannan, California Pioneer

American History History Bot - July 30, 2017

James Marshall discovered gold in 1848. That much is true. But It was Sam Brannan's genius for publicity that really began the great Gold...

General Matthew B Ridgway’s Korean War

Asian History Jihan Wu - September 30, 2018

US President Truman was preparing to abandon Korea when the NKPA invaded poorly armed South Korea triggering the 3-year UN led Korean war. General Matthew...

Northumbria: Battleground of Christianity

Ancient British History WH - May 26, 2017

An undercurrent running through all of this talk of Christianity and conversions is the two forces at work Christianizing the Island: Celtic and Roman. Pope...

Druids: The Iron Rulers of the Celts

Ancient British History WH - May 28, 2017

Equally close-mouthed and mysterious, the Druids were some of the most powerful people the world has ever known. They held an iron grip on...

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Medieval History

Music in Medieval Times

WH - June 9, 2017

The songs, musical instruments and performers who entertained all classes of society, from drinkers in alehouses, through to aristocracy in the royal courts. In...