European History
How Proteins Helped Scientists Read Between the Lines of a 1630 Plague Death Registry
New tech reveals bacterial contamination, what scribes were eating and how many rats were around
York Minister's Massive Medieval Stained-Glass Window Restored to Its Former Glory
Conservators spent some 92,400 hours cleaning and protecting the great east window's 311 panels
Kielce: The Post-Holocaust Pogrom That Poland Is Still Fighting Over
After World War II, Jewish refugees found they could never return to their native land—a sentiment that some echo today
Madame de Pompadour Was Far More Than a ‘Mistress’
Even though she was a keen politicker and influential patron, she’s been historically overlooked
The Modern History of Ornithology Starts With This Inquisitive Medieval Emperor
Frederick II got up to a lot in his lifetime
12 Facts About ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’
Amaze and astound your loved ones with these pieces of carol trivia
How One Mycologist Saved France’s Wine (Among Other Things)
Bordeaux mixture saved many crops besides grapes from fungus
Message From the Past Found Inside Spanish Statue of Jesus
A local chaplain wanted people from the future to know what crops his region grew, what games they played and what diseases they suffered
How Marie Tussaud Created a Wax Empire
From France, to Britain, to the world, Tussaud's waxworks endure
An Exhibit in Illinois Allows Visitors to Talk with Holograms of 13 Holocaust Survivors
The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie, Illinois, opened the new Survivor Stories Experience this fall
Is There Humanity to Be Found Within Serial Killers?
A new book tells the complex stories behind murderous women, the so-called “femmes fatales.”
Archaeologists Discover Where Julius Caesar Landed in Britain
A large camp along Pegwell Bay is the likely spot where 20,000 Romans landed in 54 B.C.
Square Dancing is Uniquely American
Like the culture it came from, square dance has roots in European, Native American and African practices
How WWII Created the Care Package
Technically, the innovation was originally trademarked
Ratko Mladic, Known as the ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ Found Guilty of War Crimes and Genocide
A United Nations court found that Mladic had directed the murders of thousands of Muslims in the 1990s
You Can't Get Closer to Picasso's "Guernica" Than This 436-Gigabyte Image
The new "Rethinking Guernica" website also includes 2,000 documents and photos charting the painting's 80-year history
Voltaire: Enlightenment Philosopher and Lottery Scammer
The French government was trying to raise money by running a bond lottery, but a group of intellectuals had other ideas
The Real-Life Story of Maria von Trapp
"The Sound of Music" was based on the true story of her life, but it took a few liberties
New Portrait of Lord Nelson Found, Scars and All
One of many Nelson portraits by Leonardo Guzzardi, the painting has been restored to include his war wounds
Oldest Evidence of Wine Making Found in Georgia
The discovery of grape residues on pottery suggest Neolithic people had a taste for wine 8,000 years ago
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