Ending more than four decades of conjecture, the Spanish government moved to publish documents from a long-secret ...

He held Spain’s Parliament hostage for 18 hours on Feb. 23, 1981, before surrendering after it became clear that he had ...

Long before the famous Underground Railroad, those seeking freedom from slavery traveled on foot, by boat and under cover of darkness to Fort Mose in Spanish-controlled Florida ...

Historian John Stow claimed that Henry VIII had around 70,000 people executed (although this is believed to be an exaggerated ...

These small towns and villages—including one that’s said to have the best olive oil in the world—offer as much culture, history, and adventure as the bustling cities.

Stacker compiled data on the top feature-length films from the past 100 years, crowning a champion for each year using ...

Charles V is said to have built the castle on the site of a seventh-century abbey after residents of Ghent rebelled against his imposition of higher taxes. The castle was eventually taken down in the ...

Long ago, when Romans wanted to build a new temple, they would head to the nearby quarries of Tivoli, chisel out blocks of porous ...

Historian John Stow claimed that Henry VIII had around 70,000 people executed (although this is believed to be an exaggerated ...

The text—the tale of a warrior ruler—may help settle a nearly century-old puzzle about the location of the Temple of ...

When we think of Rome’s fall, we remember Goths, Vandals, and Franks. But the Burgundians — often overshadowed — played a decisive role in the West’s final decades. Crossing the Rhine in 406 AD, ...

The lifestyle of elite professional sportsmen in ancient Greece and Rome was comparable to that of a celebrity today.