Politics
The Real Story Behind Pablo Picasso’s Most Famous Masterpiece
The town of Guernica is one of the most ancient Basque towns, and their most important cultural center. Today it…
The Rise of Rasputin: The Mad Monk Who Ran Russia
In the Romanov Dynasty’s final years, Russia fell under the sway of a deranged mystic. Despite his utter unfitness, the…
Decadent and Depraved Roman Emperors Who Shocked their Subjects
The Roman Empire oversaw a period of unprecedented prosperity and stability that came to be known as the Pax Romana.…
Strange Laws Around The World That Actually Made It To The Books
Every law has a story. Sometimes it's a tale of public safety or maintaining order. Other times, it's about a…
Crazy 1930s-40s Extremists Who Tried to Rewrite Japan’s History
The Japanese people, both inside Japan and in immigrant communities outside the home islands, had to deal with some bizarre…
33 Untold Historical Stories That Changed the World
Take everything you think you know about history and set it aside. Did you know Native Americans could smell European…
Assassins: The Medieval Murder Cult That Terrorized the Middle East
Long before modern Middle Eastern terrorism, there was the medieval Order of Assassins, a murderous cult led by a mysterious…
Bizarre: Some of the Modern Era’s Oddest Rulers
Bizarre rulers abounded in the ancient world, as the era’s Neros and Caligulas elevated the standards of weirdness to new…
Demos: The Men Who Made and Perfected Ancient Athenian Democracy
Ancient Athens is often referred to as "The Cradle of Western Civilization". The impact and influence of its political and…
SPQR: The Men Who Made and Secured the Roman Republic
It has been more than two thousand years since the Roman Republic collapsed, to be replaced by a de facto…