Alexander the Great… Charles the Wise… Philip the Good… When you die, that’s how you want to be remembered, but not everyone…
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History
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Vikings were a force to be reckoned with back in the day, and for a good reason. The name “Vikings” meant “pirates,”…
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Exchanges of gifts, or simply giving gifts is an old tradition between nations, dating back to the ancients. Emissaries between governments often…
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Imagine living in a time where bombs and missiles are always falling from the sky. The sounds of machine guns are heard…
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History is full of examples of battles that have changed the world – for good or worse. From the WW2 battle at…
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If you’ve studied history, you’ve no doubt come across some of the ruthless tyrants whose time in power has become legendary for…
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“We romanticize swords so much. Imagine everyone is swinging tire irons at each other.” – John Dolan Anyone who tries to conceptualize…
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By outward appearances, Howard Hughes lived a charmed life. Rich. Handsome. Successful. As the saying goes, men wanted to be him, and…
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Alongside diseases like cholera and smallpox, tuberculosis was one of the world’s biggest killers during the 19th century. Anyone unfortunate enough to…
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There was a time when there was no greater calling than that of an explorer. So much of the world was still…