European History
Create Your Own Delightful, Excessive Version of 18th-Century Women’s Hairstyles
A museum’s interactive tool gives the powdered styles of the French Court of the 1700s some fierce competition
France Is Making Thousands of Vichy-Era Documents Public
Archives regarding the Vichy regime’s collaboration with the Nazis made “freely accessible”
Suleiman the Magnificent's Lost Tomb Might Finally Be Found
Hungarian historians believe they have found the Ottoman sultan’s final resting place
Legendary Shipwreck May Have Been Found off the Colombia Coast
The sunken treasure on the Spanish galleon San Jose could be worth up to $17 billion
Europeans Only Started Digesting Dairy 4,000 Years Ago
They can enjoy that cheese thanks to ancient nomadic herders
How Anne Frank's Diary Changed the World
The most famous account of life during the Holocaust has been read by tens of millions of people
What You Don’t Know About Ancient Rome Could Fill a Book. Mary Beard Wrote That Book
The British historian reveals some surprises about the ancient Roman people and their customs
Experience Alpine Enchantment at These Eight Austrian Huts
Grander than their name might imply, these <i>hütten</i> are the perfect perch for weary travelers
A Brutal Genocide in Colonial Africa Finally Gets its Deserved Recognition
Activist Israel Kaunatjike journeyed from Namibia to Germany, only to discover a forgotten past that has connections to his own family tree
Hiker Accidentally Discovers 1,200-Year-Old Viking Sword in Norway
The wrought iron weapon is an extraordinary find
The Real-Life Places That Inspired Frankenstein
How Mary Shelley used ideas, events and places to invent her famous monster
There’s an Elephant Buried Underneath the Vatican
The forgotten remains of a beloved, 16th-century papal pet
Will Catalan Elections Allow an Old Nation to Become a New State In Europe?
Catalonians have long asserted they are not part of Spain, now the historical question of independence is on the ballot
Turkey's 'Fairy Chimneys' Were Millions of Years in the Making
Nature built them, but humans made them their own
The Oldest City in the United States
St. Augustine, Florida, was the first city founded by European settlers in North America
Visit the Ruined Castles of Poland
Grand but dilapidated structures from many centuries ago dot the country’s landscape
An Attempt to Keep the Dying Gottschee Culture Very Much Alive
Inspired by a trip to Slovenia with her grandmother, one New Yorker took it upon herself to chronicle the story of a lost piece of European history
Past and Presence: The Power of Photographs
The shattering nature of violence. The resilience of the human spirit. The power of photographs. A Smithsonian special project
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The Fall and Rise and Fall of Pompeii
The famous archaeological treasure is falling into scandalous decline, even as its sister city Herculaneum is rising from the ashes
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