At the end of the 16th century, the country was pacified by Lord Nobunaga, who disciplined the samurai and put an end to the ...

Before Christopher Columbus's arrival in 1492, the Americas were home to advanced civilizations with sophisticated social ...

The Behaim Globe depicted a narrowed Atlantic Ocean, which, if crossed, would lead directly to Cipango (Japan) and Asia. In ...

The Roaring Twenties refers to the 1920s, a decade of cultural and social vitality, particularly in France. The term reflects ...

On September 30th, 1938, the Munich Agreement was ratified. They didn’t stop World War II from starting, but they had major repercussions for Czechoslovakia. The Munich Agreement was signed by Germany ...

Thanks to the 1902 treaty with England, Tokyo had a free hand to attack in Asia, where it was already becoming the alter ego ...

Nazis With its onion-domed steeple and octagonal towers, Hartheim Castle is a remarkable example of Renaissance architecture ...

Thousands of women - schoolteachers, secretaries, nurses and camp guards - played a more or less active role in the Holocaust ...

Napoleon's Grande Armée included a wide array of cavalry units, each with specialized roles and distinctive characteristics. Among the most famous types of cavalry were the Hussars, Cuirassiers, and ...

The guisarme was widely used in Europe as a defensive tool against bandits and wild animals and as an aggressive weapon in times of war. The French word “guisarme”, which was borrowed into English, ...

Derived from the poppy plant, the psychotropic narcotic has fascinated people for 5,000 years. For better and for worse.

The history of fishing in modern times reflects humanity's evolving relationship with marine and freshwater ecosystems. With ...