Searching for Gavrilo Princip
Eighty-six years ago the Serbian teenager shot an Archduke and set Europe on the road to World War I. Today he is all but forgotten
When War Called, Davis Answered
The first modern war correspondent, Richard Harding Davis covered the first modern wars
A Fury from Hell—or Was He?
As underwater archaeologists pull artifacts from what may be the wreck of Blackbeard’s flagship, historians raise new questions about the legendary pirate
Ready…Aim…Fire!
A risky experiment reveals how medieval engines of war brought down castle walls
Jeu de Paume, Anyone?
Pete Sampras and the Williams sisters play tennis. The author and his fancy French friends prefer its ancestor
Outsmarting Napoleon
War games enthusiasts use miniature soldiers and multiple-terrain boards to simulate real battles
Out of Egypt: Art in the Age of the Pyramids
A landmark exhibition showcases the creative genius that burgeoned during the Old Kingdom
Mount Athos, Where “Every Stone Breathes Prayers”
At this remote sanctuary, art and religion have intertwined for 1,000 years
Terror in A.D. 1000?
While we look to the new millennium with both trepidation and amusement, medieval scholars argue about what really happened at this time 1,000 years ago
You Can’t Keep a Good Prophet Down
What will be, will be. Or will it? As the millennium draws nigh, prophets want to tell us about it
Old News is Good News
For the collector of history in print, old news is good news
Tea and Sisterhood
In 1848 when it came time to declare the rights of women, this tilt-top table provided solid support
Aldo Leopold: A Sage for All Seasons
Aldo Leopold articulated a new way to look at the land and its creatures
Jacques-Louis David
Painting martyrs and producing state funerals and pageants, the artist fueled France’s bloody revolutionary fervor
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