European History
These 3-D Models Offer a Digital Glimpse Into 3,000 Years of Athens' History
Photographer-animator Dimitris Tsalkanis built the city from scratch and posted it online for free
Following Beethoven’s Footsteps Through Vienna
For the composer’s 250th birthday, visit the apartments where he lived, the theaters where he worked and his final resting place
This Picturesque Austrian Town Is Being Overrun by 'Frozen' Fans
The 16th-century hamlet, incorrectly believed to be the inspiration for the fictional kingdom of Arendelle, hopes to stem the deluge of tourists
A New Holocaust Museum Is Coming to the Netherlands, With Help From Germany
Germany has pledged €4 million to a project that seeks to revamp the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam
Speech That Inspired the Modern Olympics Is Now the Most Expensive Sports Memorabilia Ever Sold
An anonymous buyer purchased the manuscript, penned by French aristocrat Pierre de Coubertin in 1892, for $8.8 million
Why the Dutch Government Wants You to Stop Referring to the Netherlands as 'Holland'
In a push to redirect tourists to other parts of the country, officials are dropping "Holland" from promotional and marketing materials
Our Top Ten Stories of 2019
From a 16-million-year-old tree to Confederate soldiers’ diaries, voracious snakes and England’s warrior king, these were the most-read stories of 2019
16th-Century Shipwreck Discovered Beneath Stockholm City Center
Just a few centuries ago, much of the Swedish capital was under water, clearing the way for magnificent ships to dock on the shore
This Wreck May Be the Sister Ship of Sweden's Ill-Fated 'Vasa' Warship
Divers discovered the wreckage of two 17th-century warships off the coast of an island near Stockholm
The True Story of Henry V, England’s Warrior King
The new biopic “The King” finds Timothée Chalamet tracing Henry’s evolution from wayward prince to heroic warrior
Architecture and Math Show the Bayeux Tapestry Was Designed to Decorate a Cathedral
A new study proposes a convincing explanation for the 11th-century tapestry's creation
The Battle Over the Memory of the Spanish Civil War
How Spain chooses to memorialize Francisco Franco and the victims of his authoritarian regime is tearing the nation apart
Dublin Wants to Reclaim James Joyce's Body Before the Centenary of 'Ulysses'
Critics question whether the author, who died in Zurich after a 30-year exile, ever wanted to return home, even in death
What a Warrior's Lost Toolkit Says About the Oldest Known Battle in Europe
More than 3,000 years ago, soldiers appear to have traveled hundreds of miles from southern Europe to fight in what is now northern Germany
The Pioneering Maps of Alexander von Humboldt
Beautiful and insightful, the illustrations of the German naturalist helped shape a new understanding of the world
The Poignant Wartime Diary of a Jewish Teenager Living in Poland Has Been Published in English
Renia Spiegel was killed by the Nazis when she was 18 years old
The "Versailles of Dresden" Has Been Rebuilt, 74 Years After World War II
The opulent royal apartments at the Residential Palace were Augustus the Strong's attempt to project and prolong his power
An 8,000-Year-Old Platform in Britain Could Be the Oldest Boat-Building Site Ever Discovered
The Stone Age platform, where log boats may have been constructed, reveals early knowledge of advanced wood working techniques
When the Public Feared That Library Books Could Spread Deadly Diseases
"The great book scare" created a panic that you could catch an infection just by lending from the library
The 19th-Century Mania for Ice Skating in the Summer
Europeans sought to recreate the luxury of wintering in the Alps with an indoor rink attraction
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