Beavers, Blankets, and Bloodshed: Hudson’s Bay Company History
Reading Time: 16 minutes In 1670, a group of English investors received a royal charter to form the Hudson’s Bay Company. From this…
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Reading Time: 16 minutes Ranavalona the Cruel: The Mad Queen of Madagascar
Reading Time: 17 minutes Ranavalona I is one of the most notorious monarchs of the 19th century, her name now a byword for…
Queen Victoria and the Making of the Victorian Age
Reading Time: 15 minutes Victoria: A Queen and an Era When the young and untested Queen Victoria inherited the throne of Great Britain…
Origins of 12 Beloved Christmas Traditions
Reading Time: 11 minutes The true origins of Christmas traditions are ancient and complex. Winter traditions in Europe and the Mediterranean long predate…
How King Leopold Built an Empire of Cruelty
Reading Time: 15 minutes Belgian King Leopold II wanted to be remembered as an elegant, urbane European monarch. He is now widely recognized…
Hard to Believe History Facts that Are True
Reading Time: 27 minutes Hard to believe history is riddled throughout our past. It’s difficult to imagine that our past is not as…
Why the St. Brice’s Day Massacre Still Haunts English History
Reading Time: 18 minutes The St. Brice’s Day Massacre of the Danes in 1002 was one of the most shocking moments in early…
Elite Units of Antiquity: The Forces That Built and Defended Empires
Reading Time: 37 minutes From Greece to China, from Rome to Persia, empires relied on a few thousand elite troops to fight and…
[VIDEO] North Dakota: Cold Winds, Curious Laws, and Prairie Mysteries
Reading Time: 2 minutes North Dakota: Cold Winds, Curious Laws, and Prairie Mysteries Transcript: Welcome to North Dakota—the Peace Garden State! Known for…
Remember, Remember: Guy Fawkes and the 1605 Gunpowder Plot
Reading Time: 16 minutes Guy Fawkes and the 1605 Gunpowder Plot opens with a cold November night and a dark cellar under the…
