Ohio vs. Michigan, 1835: How the Toledo War Redrew America’s Map
Reading Time: 14 minutes A Border Dispute Brings Two Neighbors to the Brink The Toledo War was a boundary dispute between the U.S….
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Reading Time: 14 minutes Fact, Faith, and Folklore: Untangling the 1212 Children’s Crusade
Reading Time: 16 minutes The Children’s Crusade began in 1212, when crowds of young people and poor travelers left their homes in France…
12 Joan of Arc Myths, Debunked: The Truth Behind the Legend
Reading Time: 15 minutes Joan of Arc is one of the most celebrated figures from the Middle Ages, but she’s also one of…
The Trojan War, Explained: From Homer’s Epic to Hisarlik’s Ruins
Reading Time: 19 minutes The Trojan War is the most famous war story- but was it myth, memory, or history? Homer’s epic poems…
Cleopatra’s Egypt: How the Last Pharaoh Fought for Her Kingdom
Reading Time: 25 minutes Cleopatra VII was more than a romantic myth. She was also a ruler who made desperate efforts to save…
Hammurabi’s Code and the Origins of Legal Systems
Reading Time: 18 minutes Hammurabi’s Code- inscribed on a stone monument that helped create a certain idea of law: not as a private…
25+ of the Best Books on African History
Reading Time: 11 minutes The best books on African history have the power to transform the way you see the world. Africa is…
Inside Ancient Greek Secret Societies: Myths, Rituals, and the Evidence
Reading Time: ` minutes Greek secret societies are a perennial source of fascination because they promise to show us a side of Greece…
20 Persistent Myths About Medieval Life Debunked
Reading Time: 18 minutes Movies are full of them. Meme pages thrive on them. Myths about medieval life contain a lot of misinformation,…
The Umayyad Conquest and the Birth of Muslim Iberia
Reading Time: 29 minutes In 711, a small landing initiated the Umayyad Conquest, a process that would change the Iberian Peninsula for centuries. If…
