From the 15th through the 18th centuries, Europe was a scary place, particularly if you were an elderly woman. Tension between the…
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For hundreds of years, witch hunters operated throughout Europe. Their motivations ranged from superstitions and paranoia to an incomprehensible religious zeal. Sometimes,…
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The recent Scottish independence referendum ended with a defeat for the nationalists, but the mere fact that it was held at all…
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The most-enduring conspiracy theories tend to be those that focus on a powerful elite pulling the puppet strings of the world to…
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The 19th and 20th centuries were a period of unprecedented change in human history. In 1807, the Napoleonic Wars were raging; in…
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While Europe today has 12 monarchies out of a total of 44 countries, the European continent has seen dozens, if not hundreds…