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

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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 ...

I know all about the kings and queens who brought progressive reforms and won great wars. But what about those that did some disturbing things and committed atrocious crimes? That's what I want to ...

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

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The 2026 Winter Games are coming to an end, and the closing ceremony is underway. The next Winter Games will be held in the French Alps in 2030. The official handover happened at the ...

The United States beat Canada 2-1 in overtime to win the men’s hockey gold on the final day of the Milan Cortina Olympics. Jack Hughes scored the winning goal just 1 minute, 41 seconds ...

The strength of Israel is not rooted merely in military capability. It is rooted in memory. In covenant. In the unbroken ...

Now that the Algerian National Team has selected Lawrence as its “home away from home” for the 2026 FIFA World Cup this June and July, here are a few facts to know about the team and the country we’ll ...

After the end of the war in Ukraine, what would be the nature of a European order that included Russia instead of marginalizing it? What is the future for Europe in an increasingly multipolar world?