European History
The Royal Scandal That Rocked Elizabeth I's Teenage Years
A new Starz series, "Becoming Elizabeth," dramatizes the future queen's controversial relationship with her much-older stepfather, Thomas Seymour
The Holocaust-Era Comic That Brought Americans Into the Nazi Gas Chambers
In early 1945, a six-panel comic in a U.S. pamphlet offered a visceral depiction of the Third Reich's killing machine
Volunteers Uncover Rare, 4,800-Year-Old Stone Circle in England
Ground scans at Castilly Henge revealed seven pits where ancient stones once stood
The Many Myths of the Man Who 'Discovered'—and Nearly Destroyed—Troy
In the 1870s, amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann inflicted irreparable damage on the site of the legendary city
A Ukrainian Band Just Won the World's Most Popular Song Competition
Kalush Orchestra’s “Stefania” is a tribute to the frontman’s mother—and the group’s embattled motherland
The Wild West Outpost of Japan's Isolationist Era
For two centuries, an extreme protectionist policy barred foreigners from setting foot in Japan—except for one tiny island
At a Former Concentration Camp, Holocaust Survivors Draw Parallels Between Nazi and Russian Rhetoric
Speakers at a ceremony marking the liberation of Flossenbürg condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claims of demilitarizing and de-Nazifying Ukraine
The Windmill That Gave Paris' Moulin Rouge Its Name Is Now an Airbnb—And Is Booking for Just $1
A lavish room atop the iconic performance venue will welcome travelers for three nights in June
Ancient Roman Sculpture Likely Looted During WWII Turns Up at Texas Goodwill
Experts are debating who the bust portrays, but they agree on one thing—a thrift store is an unusual spot to find a millennia-old statue
Amateur Archaeologist Stumbles Onto Trove of Coins Dated to Constantine the Great's Reign
Found in Switzerland, some of the buried Roman coins were minted during a time of relative political stability, between 332 and 335 C.E.
Inside Hieronymus Bosch's Surreal Visions of Heaven and Hell
A new exhibition in Budapest features almost 90 works by the Dutch artist and his peers
Want to Work Out Like Walt Whitman or Henry VIII? Try These Historic Fitness Regimens
Travel through time by lifting like passengers on the Titanic or swimming like the sixth U.S. president
Melting Ice in Norway Reveals 1,700-Year-Old Sandal
An ancient traveler likely discarded the worn-out leather shoe as rubbish around 300 C.E.
The History Behind Robert Eggers' 'The Northman'
The revenge saga blends traditional accounts with the supernatural to convey the lived experience of the Viking age
Holocaust Survivors Ask Israel Museum to Return One-of-a-Kind Haggadah
Their lawsuit claims the Passover book was stolen, then purchased under dubious circumstances
The Rise and Fall of World's Fairs
Sixty years after Seattle's Century 21 Exposition, world's fairs have largely fallen out of fashion in the U.S.
The Ancient Origins of the Easter Bunny
A scholar traces the folk figure's history from the Neolithic era to today
The Man Who Walked Around the World, Collecting the Autographs of the Rich and Famous
In the early 1900s, Joseph Mikulec traveled some 175,000 miles on foot, gathering 60,000 signatures in a leather-bound album that is now up for sale
3-D Scans Show 30,000-Year-Old Stone Sculpture Dug Up in Austria Likely Came From Italy
Scientists suspect an ancient limestone carving known as the Venus of Willendorf traveled hundreds of miles across the Southern Alps
Digging Up the Rich Viking History of Britain
A massive 1,100-year-old graveyard leads to a surprising new view of the Nordic legacy in Britain
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