From pulling milk carts to herding reindeer, dogs have had some odd jobs
In 1940, Princess Elizabeth was tasked with an important job by prime minister Winston Churchill: to give a morale-boosting radio speech to her subjects
A new movie sets its doomed entrepreneurs amidst 17th-century “tulipmania”—but historians of the phenomenon have their own bubble to burst
The Prince of Wales' 21st birthday party was held in the royal venue of Windsor Castle. Despite the security measures, an uninvited man was able to get in
Windsor Castle, the scene of a disastrous fire in 1992, was badly in need of restoration. One problem: The bill was likely to be in the millions
Are these priceless artifacts or worthless trinkets? No one knows for sure, but a local art gallery is pitching in to find out
In his new book, Ted Genoways follows a family farm and the ways they’re impacted by geopolitics
Ksiaz Castle in southern Poland sits atop a remarkable complex of underground tunnels built by the Nazis in 1944
Director Peter Jackson has a fantastic collection of 70 WWI planes. But host Phil Keoghan isn't just interested in seeing them--he wants to fly one
The beloved novelist is the latest icon in the Bank of England's long—and fraught—tradition of gendering finance
How the head of the world’s top cosmetic firm fell in with the Nazi-sympathizers of German-occupied France and emerged from the war as successful as ever
For the first time in more than 70 years, Thailand is saying farewell to its monarch
One photographer journeyed into North Korea to catch a unique glimpse of a country under a dictatorship
As long as there have been books, people have burned them—but over the years, the motivation has changed
For the first time ever, astrophysicists observe the entire life cycle of a binary star system
A star of London’s Crown Jewels, the Indian gem has a bloody history of colonial conquest
In April 1944, the Nazis began to systematically terrorize the Jews living in Hungary. Shortly afterwards, they forced them to hand over their valuables
Drawing the connection between fascism abroad and hate at home, pre-Civil Rights activists declared the necessity of “double victory”
As Britain emerged victorious from the Falklands War, it turned its attention to repairing relations with one of its most important allies: the U.S.
The full story of the American ex-pat's daring feats has not been told—until now
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