Dive into our ‘By Era’ section to explore fascinating articles, grouped according to distinct historical periods, each detailing the events that shaped our world.
The Erfurt Latrine Disaster of 1184 is one of the strangest accidents in medieval European history. On July 26th,…
The Zong Massacre of 1781 is one of history’s worst atrocities committed during the already hideous transatlantic slave trade….
The Great Emu War of 1932 is among Australia’s strangest military campaigns. Desperate farmers hired soldiers armed with machine…
Few events from the Protestant Reformation left behind a more unusual monument to religious violence than the Münster Rebellion…
Most everyone knows about the Boston Tea Party. Colonists dressed like Native Americans stormed into Boston Harbor and threw…
Few missions during World War II were stranger than those flown by the Russian Night Witches. Night after night,…
The Peasants’ Revolt of June 1381 was one of the most threatening popular revolts of the medieval period. People…
On May 5, 1945, American soldiers were about to defend a medieval castle in the Austrian Alps. At their…
King Cnut was a Scandinavian conqueror who became one of the most powerful kings of the early 11th century….
The outlaw Jesse James became one of the most notorious figures in American history. To his admirers, he was…
