Siege of Malta: The Battle for the Mediterranean
The 1565 Siege of Malta is one of the most celebrated battles in European history. That summer, the Mediterranean Sea…
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The 1565 Siege of Malta is one of the most celebrated battles in European history. That summer, the Mediterranean Sea…

The year 732 found Charles Martel in a pivotal position on the world stage. The Umayyad Caliphate’s armies, freshly victorious…
The Lindbergh Kidnapping and the Trial of Bruno Hauptmann is one of the most mysterious and controversial stories in…
The Marblehead Mariners were a group of Revolutionary War soldiers drawn from Marblehead, a fishing town on the Massachusetts…

Nancy Wake, nicknamed “The White Mouse” by the Gestapo, was one of the most wanted women in Nazi-occupied France. A…
John Law is forever associated with the Mississippi Bubble, one of the most spectacular financial crises of French history. At…
Ancient Rome has long been a source of fascination for readers, eager to learn how a small city-state on…
The romantic image of the medieval knight is one of honor, loyalty, and chivalry. Tales of legendary knights who defended…
Axel von Fersen the Younger was a man of his time, born into a period of great upheaval and…
John Hunyadi was the bulwark of Europe in the 15th century when the Ottoman Empire expanded continuously into the…