The Battle of Stamford Bridge

Lear Green (circa 1839-1860) was an enslaved African American woman in Baltimore, Maryland, who had herself shipped in a chest to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to escape slavery. Her story is frequently

The German-Soviet War, known in the USSR and today's Russia as the Great Patriotic War or, in Western Europe, as the Eastern Front of the Second World War (1939-45), began in June 1941 with Operation

Chloe Ahmanns Futures After Progress offers a delightful journey into South Baltimores environment and ecology. South Baltimore, due to frequent factory fires, chemical explosions, and aerial pollutan

The Underground Railroad was a decentralized network of White abolitionists, free Blacks, former slaves, Mexicans, Native Americans, and others opposing slavery in the United States who established se

The Battle of Smolensk in August to September 1943 was the second time the Soviet Union and the Third Reich fought over the city on the Dnieper during the Second World War (1939-45). By the summer of

Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), also known as Kit Marlowe, was one of the most influential dramatists of Elizabethan theatre. Though he is best known for his plays, his poems were very popular in the

The Battle of Kursk (Jul-Aug 1943), which involved nearly 6,000 tanks, was the largest tank battle in history and ended in a decisive victory for the Red Army in WWII (1939-45). Two Axis armies had at

On 5 May 1593, a series of anti-Protestant bills were posted throughout the city of London. One of the bills was written in iambic pentameter and included several references to the works of celebrated

The Russian Civil War (1917-22) began shortly after the Bolshevik Revolution of November 1917. The Bolsheviks (the Reds) immediately found themselves in conflict with various opposition forces who disagreed with Bolshevik policies like abolishing the monarchy, redistributing land to peasants, and withdrawing from the First World War (1914-18). The anti-Bolsheviks were by no means united and included...

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of Scotland’s earliest standard gauge railway in Cockenzie, East Lothian. Believed to have been in use as early as 1775, the 1435mm (4’8.5″) wide wooden railway may even predate the Willington Waggonway of Newcastle, previously believed to be the oldest standard gauge railway. That 1435mm track gauge would spread from … Read the full post →"Remains of earliest standard gauge railway in Scotland found"

The wreck of an early medieval Slavic boat discovered in 1984 is being pieced back together by conservators at the Kamień Land History Museum in Kamień Pomorski, northwestern Poland. It dates to the second half of the 12th century and was in use for a hundred years before meeting its demise in the late 13th … Read the full post →"Early medieval Slavic boat reassembled"

Graves connected to a medieval leprosarium have been discovered in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. A human bone was encountered last week during construction of a new “bicycle superhighway” on Ratzeburger Allee just outside the medieval city gates. The police were called at first, and when they determined it was not a criminal issue, archaeologists stepped in … Read the full post →"Medieval leper hospital burials found in Lübeck"

ACHILL ISLAND, IRELAND—When a severe storm recently struck Achill Island in Ireland’s County Mayo, the […] The post Downed Trees Reveal Ancient Irish Monument appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Achill Island, Bronze Age, Cloghmore, cloughmore, County Mayo, Ireland, standing stones

AEGERTEN, SWITZERLAND—Swiss archaeologists gained new insight into Roman engineering and provincial infrastructure when the remains […] The post 2,000-Year-Old Roman Bridge Posts Reemerge from Riverbed appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Aegerten, Bern, Helvetii, Jura, Roman bridge, Switzerland, Thielle, wooden posts

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA—Mummification was practiced by various cultures across the world at different times, perhaps most […] The post World's Oldest Evidence of Mummification Found appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, China, Chinchorro, earliest mummification, hunter gatherer, Indonesia, Mummification, smoke-drying, Vietnam

The alliance system in Europe was one of the causes of the First World War (1914-18), although it did not make war inevitable. In the first decade of the 20th century, the Triple Entente powers of Great Britain, France, and Russia stood against the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy (which remained neutral when war broke out but then joined the Entente powers in 1915). The terms...

Saint Augustine: An African in the City of God JamesHoare Fri, 09/19/2025 - 08:00

An inscription carved on a rock face high on the Tibetan Plateau records a previously unknown expedition sent by Emperor Qin Shi Huang (259–210 B.C.), the first emperor of unified China and owner of the iconic Terracotta Army that guards his tomb, seeking the elixir of life. Ancient records state that the emperor sent an … Read the full post →"China’s first emperor sought elixir of life in Tibet"