European History
New Statue Immortalizes Mary Thomas, Who Led a Revolt Against Danish Colonial Rule
It is the city’s first public monument to a black woman
Never Realized 17th-Century Fresco Will Be Digitally Recreated at French Château
The masterpiece was originally planned by the great French painter Charles Le Brun
Archaeologists Trace ‘Lost Settlements’ of 1692 Glencoe Massacre
A team of researchers is in search of clues into the slaughter of members of the MacDonald clan
Casanova Is Getting a Museum
The womanizer and Enlightenment polymath will be memorialized with an interactive museum in Venice opening April 2
Pointy-Headed Medieval Skulls in Germany May Have Been Bulgarian 'Treaty Brides'
Researchers have wondered for years about the strangely shaped skulls found in Western Europe
How Conflict in the Balkans Is Screwing Up Europe's Clocks
Kosovo and Serbia's clash over energy dropped the oscillation of the Euro grid, making clocks run as much as six minutes behind
Social Network Analysis Weighs in on Debate Surrounding One of Ireland's Most Famous Battles
Researchers test it out on a medieval epic to investigate whether the Battle of Clontarf was fought against the Vikings or was part of an Irish civil war
The Executioners Who Inherited Their Jobs
For centuries, carrying out executions in France was a family affair
Are Rats Innocent of Spreading the Black Plague?
Human pests like fleas and lice may be responsible for spreading the pandemic that devastated Medieval Europe
How Proteins Helped Scientists Read Between the Lines of a 1630 Plague Death Registry
New tech reveals bacterial contamination, what scribes were eating and how many rats were around
York Minister's Massive Medieval Stained-Glass Window Restored to Its Former Glory
Conservators spent some 92,400 hours cleaning and protecting the great east window's 311 panels
Kielce: The Post-Holocaust Pogrom That Poland Is Still Fighting Over
After World War II, Jewish refugees found they could never return to their native land—a sentiment that some echo today
Madame de Pompadour Was Far More Than a ‘Mistress’
Even though she was a keen politicker and influential patron, she’s been historically overlooked
The Modern History of Ornithology Starts With This Inquisitive Medieval Emperor
Frederick II got up to a lot in his lifetime
12 Facts About ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’
Amaze and astound your loved ones with these pieces of carol trivia
How One Mycologist Saved France’s Wine (Among Other Things)
Bordeaux mixture saved many crops besides grapes from fungus
Message From the Past Found Inside Spanish Statue of Jesus
A local chaplain wanted people from the future to know what crops his region grew, what games they played and what diseases they suffered
How Marie Tussaud Created a Wax Empire
From France, to Britain, to the world, Tussaud's waxworks endure
An Exhibit in Illinois Allows Visitors to Talk with Holograms of 13 Holocaust Survivors
The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie, Illinois, opened the new Survivor Stories Experience this fall
Is There Humanity to Be Found Within Serial Killers?
A new book tells the complex stories behind murderous women, the so-called “femmes fatales.”
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