History

Historical events, ancient civilizations, famous people, wars, and documentaries from the past.

Red March and the Historical Context

Red March and the Historical Context

Archaeologists Search for King George III's Lost White House Palace at Kew Gardens

Archaeologists Search for King George III's Lost White House Palace at Kew Gardens

Caesar Battle and the Historical Context

Caesar Battle and the Historical Context

USS Indianapolis Sinking and the Scapegoat Story Behind Its Survival

USS Indianapolis Sinking and the Scapegoat Story Behind Its Survival

How World War I Redrew the Middle East and Planted the Seeds of Enduring Conflict

How World War I Redrew the Middle East and Planted the Seeds of Enduring Conflict

Did the Romans Realize Their Empire Was Declining? New Insights Into Rome's Final Years

Did the Romans Realize Their Empire Was Declining? New Insights Into Rome's Final Years

How the Etruscans Shaped Rome Before Their Civilization Was Erased

How the Etruscans Shaped Rome Before Their Civilization Was Erased

Ancient Egyptian Engineering at Karnak Temple and Its Mysteries Explored

Ancient Egyptian Engineering at Karnak Temple and Its Mysteries Explored

Alexander the Great's Speech That Ended a Mutiny and Changed His Army Forever

Alexander the Great's Speech That Ended a Mutiny and Changed His Army Forever

Pompey Caesar and the Historical Context

Pompey Caesar and the Historical Context

Revolutionary War Gunboat Discovered Beneath World Trade Center Offers Rare Glimpse Into America

Revolutionary War Gunboat Discovered Beneath World Trade Center Offers Rare Glimpse Into America

How World War I's End Sparked the Russian Civil War and Shaped a Nation's Future

How World War I's End Sparked the Russian Civil War and Shaped a Nation's Future

How the Spanish Civil War and Franco's Rise Shaped Modern Spain

How the Spanish Civil War and Franco's Rise Shaped Modern Spain

Common Myths About Ancient Greece That Historians Want You to Stop Believing

Common Myths About Ancient Greece That Historians Want You to Stop Believing

Historical Confederacy and the Historical Context

Historical Confederacy and the Historical Context

Unearthing the Lost Cities of Petra and Hegra and the Nabataean Civilization That Built Them

Unearthing the Lost Cities of Petra and Hegra and the Nabataean Civilization That Built Them

The Real Engineering Behind the Nazi Enigma Machine and How It Encrypted Messages

The Real Engineering Behind the Nazi Enigma Machine and How It Encrypted Messages

Why Charles V Divided His Empire Between Two Branches of the Habsburg Dynasty

Why Charles V Divided His Empire Between Two Branches of the Habsburg Dynasty

Serbia Campaign and the Historical Context

Serbia Campaign and the Historical Context

Weather Phenomenon and the Historical Context

Weather Phenomenon and the Historical Context

Otto von Bismarck and the Unification of Germany That Changed European History Forever

Otto von Bismarck and the Unification of Germany That Changed European History Forever

Lizzie Bordon and the Historical Context

Lizzie Bordon and the Historical Context

How Rome Grew From a Swamp Village to an Empire That Shaped the Modern World

How Rome Grew From a Swamp Village to an Empire That Shaped the Modern World

Know Foreigners and the Historical Context

Know Foreigners and the Historical Context

Why Britain Entered World War I and the Cost It Paid in Lives and Global Power

Why Britain Entered World War I and the Cost It Paid in Lives and Global Power

Edward Queen and the Historical Context

Edward Queen and the Historical Context

Carthage and Greece Clash in the Sicilian Wars That Shaped the Ancient Mediterranean

Carthage and Greece Clash in the Sicilian Wars That Shaped the Ancient Mediterranean

How Rome's Richest Conquest in Dacia Became Its Greatest Strategic Trap

How Rome's Richest Conquest in Dacia Became Its Greatest Strategic Trap

The Highway of Death in the 1991 Gulf War and the Controversy That Still Surrounds It

The Highway of Death in the 1991 Gulf War and the Controversy That Still Surrounds It

You Stone and the Historical Context

You Stone and the Historical Context