# Martin Luther
40 of the Most Influential People of All Time
The people who influenced history the most, the "movers and shakers" from ancient times until today, have one thing in common: they challenged the status quo. By and large, they were rebels…
‘Stone walls do not a prison make’: 12 Pieces of Prison Literature
One thing that can be said of prison across the ages is that a spell of incarceration gives a prisoner…
Unmasking the Dead: 10 Eerie and Infamous Death Masks
Masks have been part of the ritual of death for millennia. Some, such as those of Egyptian pharaohs, were idealized…
The Strength of the Streets: The 12 Most Important Protests in Human History
As long as there have been governments, there have been protests against them. From the earliest days of human history,…
Today in History: Martin Luther Battles the Catholic Church (1521)
For much of its history, the Roman Catholic Church has been very intolerant of alterations to the Scriptures that are…
This Day In History: Martin Luther Nails His 95 Theses To A Church Door (1517)
On this date in history in 1517, the German monk and scholar Martin Luther changed the world by simply nailing…