The War of the Pazzi (1478-1480) was a brief conflict between Florence and the Papal States allied with Naples.
For most people in Ancien Régime in France, life was incredibly difficult. What factors made it so harsh and triggered the French Revolution?
Oliver Cromwell was nearly invincible until he reached the walls of Clonmel. Discover why his New Model Army suffered its most brutal reverse in Ireland.
The Battle of Lepanto was the last great galley battle, ending Ottoman naval supremacy in the Mediterranean and marking a turning point in early modern naval warfare.
Nazi high-ranking commander, Dietrich von Choltitz, is remembered as the "Savior of Paris" for defying Hitler's orders to destroy the city before its liberation in 1944.
Located in southwest Moscow next to the Novodevichy Convent, Novodevichy Cemetery is the final resting place for many prominent Russian historical figures.
There are four major factors that came together to make the Irish Potato Famine the deadliest ecological crisis in Ireland’s history.
How was a self-proclaimed witch hunter able to torture and execute hundreds of accused witches without any official permission during the English Civil War?
