The Life and Crimes of Gilles de Rais
"Baron Gilles de Rais: The Medieval Serial Killer" is a fascinating film about the infamous French nobleman Gilles de Rais. He was a decorated war hero, fighting alongside Joan of...
History
Man in Cave
Caves are fascinating yet dangerous: they are dark, forbidding and unstable. And while they often house geological wonders, caves are a claustrophobic's worst nightmare because they could collapse at any given time, and it...
Queen Elizabeth and Britain's Leaders
On September 8, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II passed away at 96 years old after an incredible 70 years as the ruling monarch. Her passing leaves a void in the collective consciousness of...
The Psychology of Racism in Jim Crow America
From the late 1600s to the mid-1860s, slavery was legal and an inherent part of American society. The largest concentration of enslaved people worked the cotton plantations for...
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
The last two decades have been highly tumultuous for the country of Iraq. Dictator Saddam Hussein has oppressed its people from the late 70s until he was ousted by invading Americans in 2003. When he was removed from power,...
The End of a Superpower: The Collapse of the Soviet Union
It's been 30 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, an unprecedented event in history that still has significant repercussions in the region today. At the height of its power,...
The Sumerians: Fall of the First Cities
The Sumerians were an ancient civilization that lived in Mesopotamia, specifically the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. They are considered humanity's first...
The Greenland Vikings: Land of the Midnight Sun
In the 10th century, Vikings sailing from Norway to Iceland made Greenland's accidental discovery. The Vikings were European, specifically of Danish and Norwegian descent, who were...
The Assyrians: Empire of Iron
The Assyrian Empire was one of the greatest empires the world has ever known. From 2100 to 1400 BC, it was a thriving Mesopotamian city-state. By the mid-1300 BC, it had emerged as a mighty empire, ruling large areas of the...
Entire History of Steppe Nomads and City Builders
One of the most consistent sources of conflict for the last 5,000 years has been the battle between civilization (or city builder) and barbarism (or nomad). Throughout the entire...
The Entire History of the Akkadians
From the late 1800s until the 1920s, archaeology was all the rage. Many European expeditions in the Middle East searched for everything from Egyptian mummies to the origins of the...
After Rome: The War for Britain
Britain was once part of the Roman Empire from about 50AD to the mid 4th century. By the time the Visogoths sacked Rome towards the end of the 4th century, the physical presence in Britain and most traces of Roman culture and...
Immortal Egypt
Egypt is home to one of the world's earliest civilizations, with its earliest settlements in northern Africa dating to 17000 BC. Ancient Egypt was a powerful, influential, and expansionist empire that grew from the Nile River...
The Entire History of Roman Britain
In 43 AD, the Romans, under the orders of Emperor Claudius, came, saw and conquered England, making it part of the Roman Empire. England was given a new roman name, Britannia, and...