Section
History & War
Wars, empires and the people caught between them — told from the record, with the gaps marked as gaps.
Charles Domery: The Soldier Who Defected for Food
5 min read
Shah Ismail I: The 16th-Century Shah Who Made Persia Shia
8 min read
Why Australia and Austria Share Such Similar Names
7 min read
Screaming Mummy: Prince Pentawere's Harem Plot
9 min read
Suicide by Proxy: The 1668 Vienna Executions
6 min read
Why Snakes Appear in Medical Symbols
8 min read
Calico Jack Rackham: The Pirate Who Gave Us the Jolly Roger
4 min read
Shell Shock at Gallipoli: Ottoman Soldiers' Untold Trauma
6 min read
Bir Tawil: The Desert No Country Wants
8 min read
Parmentier: The 18th-Century Trick That Made France Eat Potatoes
6 min read
Famous Female Pirates: 6 Daring Women of the Seas
8 min read