Mary Queen of Scots served as queen of multiple kingdoms before she was dethroned for her faith and the controversies that followed her in life. She was Catholic in the face of…

The art of Living History and historical re-enactors might be the closest we’ll ever come to actual time-travel. Without a time machine, these committed amateur historians attempt…

Catherine the Great’s rise to power was marked by intrigue, betrayals, and other court chicanery. But from these roots arose a leader who reigned over three decades, ruling the…

In 1666, after a two-year drought, a fire consumed London in three days, destroying most of the city. Measures taken afterwards made sure nothing like it happened again, lessons…

The Tudors ruled England for only a little over a century, but their reign was marked by numerous historic events. And by some rather less consequential facts and rumors. Here are…