Simon de Montfort and the Birth of England’s First Parliament
Simon de Montfort rose to power during a time of significant political transition in England. In the mid-13th century,…
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Simon de Montfort rose to power during a time of significant political transition in England. In the mid-13th century,…
French Revolution books, more than 200 years after the storming of the Bastille, continue to draw avid readers. Rarely…
Europe, 1618 — a continent fractured by religion, greed, and ambition, teetered on the brink of catastrophe. The Thirty…
The Continental Army started as a ragtag collection of farmers, craftsmen and frontiersmen fighting for freedom. But out of…
William Wallace was born in the midst of a crisis that would change Scotland forever. For centuries, the Scots had…
Bold, wise and visionary, these native American leaders are among those who have helped to make the story of…
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…