Warfare
This 17th-Century Cookbook Contained a Vicious Attack on Oliver Cromwell's Wife
The Cromwell Museum has republished a text first issued by the English Lord Protector's enemies as propaganda
World War II Couple's Love Letters Found Beneath British Hotel's Floorboards
Workers discovered a trove of wartime artifacts, including chocolate wrappers, cigarette packets and correspondence
Was This Helmet Worn by an Ancient Greek Soldier During the Persian Wars?
Found in Haifa Bay, Israel, in 2007, the bronze headgear boasts an intricate, peacock-like pattern
Researchers Uncover Remains of Polish Nuns Murdered by Soviets During WWII
As the Red Army pushed the Nazis out of Poland in 1945, soldiers engaged in brutal acts of repression against civilians
Authorities Recover Intricate Renaissance Armor Stolen From the Louvre in 1983
An appraiser's quick thinking helped recover the treasures, which vanished from the Paris museum 38 years ago
An Unexploded WWII Bomb Was (Safely) Detonated in England
Routine construction work near the University of Exeter unearthed the 2,204-pound device in late February
The Tragic Irony of the U.S. Capitol's Peace Monument
An unfinished Civil War memorial became an allegory for peace—and a scene of insurrection
The Once-Classified Tale of Juanita Moody: The Woman Who Helped Avert a Nuclear War
America’s bold response to the Soviet Union depended on an unknown spy agency operative whose story can at last be told
Amateur Treasure Hunter Finds Trove of 1,000-Year-Old Viking Jewelry
Buried on the Isle of Man around 950 A.D., the artifacts include a gold arm ring and a silver brooch
CT Scans Suggest Egyptian Pharaoh Was Brutally Executed on the Battlefield
During the 16th century B.C., multiple Hyksos soldiers assaulted the captive Seqenenre-Taa-II, inflicting serious facial and head injuries
95-Year-Old Nazi Camp Secretary Charged as Accessory in 10,000 Murders
The woman, identified as Irmgard F., claims she didn't know about the mass murders taking place at Stutthof
Is This the Body of a Woman Mayor Murdered During the Spanish Civil War?
Born into poverty, María Domínguez Remón overcame abuse to fight for women's and workers' rights
The True History and Swashbuckling Myth Behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Namesake
Pirates did roam the Gulf Coast, but more myths than facts have inspired the regional folklore
This Exhibition Lets Visitors 'Chat' With a WWII Veteran Who Liberated Nazi Camp
Interactive installation at the National WWII Museum encourages people to ask Staff Sgt. Alan Moskin about his wartime experiences
How Photography Tells the Story of the Civil War's Black Soldiers
A new book by scholar Deborah Willis features more than 70 photos, as well as letters, journal entries and posters
Archaeologists Identify Famed Fort Where Indigenous Tlingits Fought Russian Forces
The new discovery builds upon the knowledge passed down by generations of Indigenous communities about the clash from two centuries ago
How Codebreaker Elizebeth Friedman Broke Up a Nazi Spy Ring
A new PBS documentary traces her extraordinary life, from her Quaker upbringing to her career as the U.S.' first female cryptanalyst
Rare Doctor's Note Offers Glimpse Into Napoleon's Agonized Final Years
The 1818 missive, which describes the French statesman's failing health, recently sold at auction for $2,000
The History of Violent Attacks on the U.S. Capitol
While the building has seen politically motivated mayhem in the past, never before has a mob of insurrectionists tried to overturn a presidential election
The Last Surviving Widow of a Civil War Veteran Dies at 101
Helen Viola Jackson married James Bolin in 1936, when she was 17 and he was 93
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