Explore our ‘By Continent’ category, featuring meticulously researched articles that chronicle the unique historical events and figures that shaped each continent’s rich heritage.
Yes, Ireland invaded Canada in 1866 (kind of). Here’s how: A loose coalition of Irish-American rebels known as the…
Harald Sigurdsson, better known as Harald Hardrada, “the Hard Ruler”, was a giant of a man, born into a…
In the days when the Celtic Gallics were riven by factionalism and local patriotism, Vercingetorix stands out as a…
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas was born the child of a white French nobleman and an enslaved woman in the French colony…
A Mind Ahead of His Time Archimedes of Syracuse was born in the 3rd century BCE and is considered…
The Barbary Pirates of North Africa, based in Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli, had raided shipping in the Mediterranean…
Why Renaissance Art Changed the World The art of Renaissance artists signifies one of the most profound transformations in…
How Does the Vatican Elect a New Pope? The election of a new pope by the Catholic Church is…
In the tumultuous wake of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, few lives were as unlikely as that…
In the turbulence of the 12th century, when long-running internecine rivalries and the Crusader states had greatly divided the…
