Section
History & War
Wars, empires and the people caught between them — told from the record, with the gaps marked as gaps.
Adolf Hitler Paintings: The Failed Artist of Vienna
8 min read
Burning of Washington: The 1814 British Invasion
9 min read
Puritanism: The Faith Behind Salem's Witch Trials
6 min read
Immurement: The Medieval Sacrifice Walled Up Alive
6 min read
1522 Rat Trial: How Rats Won in Court
8 min read
Year 536: The Volcanoes That Darkened the Sun
7 min read
Hashshashin: The Medieval Order Behind Alamut
19 min read
Sea Peoples: The 1177 BC Raiders Who Ended the Bronze Age
5 min read
Serdengeçti: Ottoman Empire's Fearless Volunteers
6 min read
Phantom Time Hypothesis: The 297 Missing Years
9 min read
Ancient Egyptian Mummies: Strange Uses in Everyday Life
8 min read