Ohio vs. Michigan, 1835: How the Toledo War Redrew America’s Map
Reading Time: 14 minutes A Border Dispute Brings Two Neighbors to the Brink The Toledo War was a boundary dispute between the U.S….
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Reading Time: 14 minutes Lady Jane Grey: How Wyatt’s Rebellion Sealed a Queen’s Fate
Reading Time: 19 minutes Wyatt’s Rebellion changed Lady Jane Grey’s situation. She went from being a deposed claimant to a political threat the…
Fact, Faith, and Folklore: Untangling the 1212 Children’s Crusade
Reading Time: 16 minutes The Children’s Crusade began in 1212, when crowds of young people and poor travelers left their homes in France…
12 Joan of Arc Myths, Debunked: The Truth Behind the Legend
Reading Time: 15 minutes Joan of Arc is one of the most celebrated figures from the Middle Ages, but she’s also one of…
How the Printing Press Triggered Europe’s First Information Revolution
Reading Time: 20 minutes The printing press revolutionized a world in which books were scarce, copied slowly, and expensive to produce. In manuscript…
30 Phrases Rooted in Real Historical Events
Reading Time: 15 minutes Phrases like “crossing the Rubicon,” “meeting Waterloo,” or “biting the bullet” contain historical stories in a nutshell. Battles, military…
The Murder of Julius Caesar and the Death Spiral of the Roman Republic
Reading Time: 35 minutes On the Ides of March, 15 March 44 BCE, Julius Caesar attended a meeting of the Senate at the…
The Black Dinner and the Bloody History Behind the Red Wedding
Reading Time: 24 minutes The Black Dinner began with two young men on horseback riding to Edinburgh Castle in 1440. William Douglas, 6th…
From Murder to Mea Culpa: Thomas Becket’s Martyrdom and Henry II’s Reckoning
Reading Time: 24 minutes The murder of Thomas Becket within Canterbury Cathedral on December 29, 1170 sent shockwaves throughout medieval Europe. An archbishop…
The Gunshot That Shattered Europe: How Franz Ferdinand’s Assassination Sparked World War I
Reading Time: 27 minutes On the morning of June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria rode through the streets of Sarajevo. He…
