Over the past four-plus centuries, Mary’s reputation has waxed and waned. A movie due out this year should put a positive spin on it
Over the past four-plus centuries, Mary’s reputation has waxed and waned. A movie due out this year should put a positive spin on it
Surprisingly, post-Black Death populations tended to live longer and enjoy better health and standards of living
Surprisingly, post-Black Death populations tended to live longer and enjoy better health and standards of living
History is not about judging the past or the people who lived it. It is about understanding how past events made us who we are today
History is not about judging the past or the people who lived it. It is about understanding how past events made us who we are today
Stuck between Germany and the Soviet Union didn't stop thousands of Poles from contributing to the war effort in the 1940s
Stuck between Germany and the Soviet Union didn’t stop thousands of Poles from contributing to the war effort in the 1940s
If Hitler had declared war on Japan in support of the U.S., he might have kept the U.S. out of the European war. And that would have changed history
If Hitler had declared war on Japan in support of the U.S., he might have kept the U.S. out of the European war. And that would have changed history
The storied president was more English than Irish, despite being seen as the ultimate symbol of Irish-American success and social acceptance
The storied president was more English than Irish, despite being seen as the ultimate symbol of Irish-American success and social acceptance
Historians are divided on Josef Stalin’s intent in the Ukraine that resulted in millions of deaths. Anne Applebaum’s new book has revived the dispute
Historians are divided on Josef Stalin’s intent in the Ukraine that resulted in millions of deaths. Anne Applebaum’s new book has revived the dispute
When disaster comes calling, shifting the blame is generally not too far behind, and war is the perfect setting for laying blame
When disaster comes calling, shifting the blame is generally not too far behind, and war is the perfect setting for laying blame
How a deep trust and enduring friendship helped craft Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and ensure lasting provincial autonomy
How a deep trust and enduring friendship helped craft Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and ensure lasting provincial autonomy
While it might be silly to argue the Berlin Wall came down because of Ronald Reagan, he demonstrated unusual prescience about the Soviet Union’s fragility
While it might be silly to argue the Berlin Wall came down because of Ronald Reagan, he demonstrated unusual prescience about the Soviet Union’s fragility