Dacians of Romania
The Dacians, also known as Getae, developed a sophisticated culture and united under their king Burebista.
The Dacians were people who inhabited the land that...
The Borgias
The Borgias were the most infamous family of the Renaissance, best remembered for their climb to power through murder and corruption within the Papacy.
Calixtus...
Popular Conceptions of Witchcraft in Scotland
Conceptions of witchcraft led to a number of persecutions of witches in pre-modern Scotland. This article examines the popular view in Scotland.
The popular culture...
The Synod of Whitby: Turning Point for Christian Britain
The Christianization of Saxon lands was rolling right along in the early 7th century. Kent was the first to convert; then came Essex and...
Torture: The Evolution of European Torture and Torture Methods
From the third century to twentieth century, from the Greeks and Romans to all of Europe, the meaning and methods of torture have greatly...
Coal Mining Ancestors – How They Lived and Worked
In the UK in the 19th and early 20th centuries the main industry was coal mining, but how did miners live by the time...
The Labour Party and the Spanish Civil War, Part 1
The "defining ideological conflict of the 1930s" was the Spanish Civil War which took place between July 1936 and March 1939. The conflict,...
National Socialism and the Holocaust
The Holocaust is today viewed as one of the most horrifying and regretful events inflicted upon a mass population of individuals, specifically the Jews....
Sandwich, Kent. U.K.
The medieval market town of Sandwich in Kent that gave its name to the world's most popular snack.
Sandwich in the county of Kent...
Was the First World War Really Futile and Unnecessary?
A bad war followed by a bad peace is the traditional view of the 1914-18 conflict and its aftermath. In some respects however...