In 1684, William Penn sat in judgment over Pennsylvania’s first witchcraft trial. The case involved two women accused of…
Barely a week after British guns had begun bombarding her city, Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi, was poised to…
The Zong Massacre of 1781 is one of history’s worst atrocities committed during the already hideous transatlantic slave trade….
The East India Company started as a commercial enterprise but became something much greater: a sovereign power. It raised…
Buried in the shadow of the Revolution and the Civil War, the War of 1812 has often been labeled…
In 1670, a group of English investors received a royal charter to form the Hudson’s Bay Company. From this…
Ranavalona I is one of the most notorious monarchs of the 19th century, her name now a byword for…
Belgian King Leopold II wanted to be remembered as an elegant, urbane European monarch. He is now widely recognized…
Bold, wise and visionary, these native American leaders are among those who have helped to make the story of…
The Opium Wars of the 19th century represented a critical juncture in Chinese history, signaling the beginning of an…
