European History
Northern Europeans Were Not So Sold on Farming
A new study of ancient beads shows “an enduring cultural boundary” between northern and southern Europe during the Neolithic Age
Here’s How Europeans Quickly Evolved Lighter Skin
Darker skinned people lived in Europe until fairly recently
"The World's Most Dangerous Trail" Reopens This Week
A once-deadly path is now a modern tourist attraction
Who Determined That the Sun Was a Star and More Questions From Our Readers
You asked, we answered
The Marquis de Lafayette Sails Again
Now that the ship that the Frenchman took on his 1780 trip to America has been rebuilt, its time to revisit his role in history
Finally, the Beauty of France's Chauvet Cave Makes its Grand Public Debut
A high-tech recreation of the immortal artworks shines a new light on the dawn of human imagination
The Ridiculous World of Magna Carta Kitsch
Throughout the United Kingdom, retailers are going mad over an 800-year-old document
Plague Pandemic May Have Been Driven by Climate, Not Rats
The bacteria responsible for the Black Death were reintroduced to Europe multiple times, possibly due to the changing climate
They Found Richard III. So Now What?
What the remains of the "hunchback" king can teach us about other English royals
The Short Rise and Fall of the Crazy-for-Cocoa-Trade Cards Craze
In the late 19th-century, when you bought chocolate, the grocer dropped a delightful prize into your bag, a trade card to save and share
Did Archaeologists Just Find Miguel de Cervantes, 400 Years After His Death?
A centuries-old crypt could hold the answer to the mystery of Cervantes’ missing remains
Tour Paris With the Marquis de Sade as Your Guide
Traces still remain in the City of Love of the famed author and sex icon
Mummy Feces Solve the Mystery of How Verona's Most Powerful Man Died
Digging deep for the secret behind a medieval warlord's mysterious death
Europe's Great Gothic Cathedrals Weren't Built Just of Concrete
The designers and builders of Europe's great Gothic cathedrals weren't actually so innovative
Meet William Harvey, a Misunderstood Genius in Human Anatomy
A new video from the World Science Festival tells the story of this medical pioneer
Europe Is a Great Place to Be a Large Meat-Eater
In a rare success story for wildlife, bears, lynx, wolverine and wolves are increasing in numbers across the continent
The Illustrious History of Misquoting Winston Churchill
Saying exactly what Churchill said isn’t easy—or cheap
Making Dead People's Pulses Beat Again
A new device can transform 150-year-old printed representations of heart beats into actual sound
The Library for Magicians Is Taking Appointments
The Conjuring Arts Research Center in New York City houses some of the world's rarest books on the art of deception
Europeans Thought Coffee Was Satanic
Until the Pope tried it out and became a fan
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