Ancient ink exhibited religious faith, relieved pain, protected wearers and indicated class
The Order of Assassins is loosely based on the Nizari Ismailis, who formed a Shiite Muslim state that relied on political assassination to achieve its goal
The Native people of Hispaniola were long believed to have died out. But a journalist's search for their descendants turned up surprising results
When a white clergyman tried to punish captive Andamanese for their supposed misdeeds, they slapped him back
Last year, a German court acknowledged the possibility that trans people were persecuted by the Nazis
Eighty years ago, German soldiers killed an estimated 500 Cretans in Viannos and Ierapetra in retaliation for an attack by local partisans
One act of generosity during the Great Famine forged a bond that transcends generations
Pilgrims who left behind ancient graffiti are the subject of new research in the middle of the Nile
Amid snowcapped mountains, sandy dunes, a wild seacoast and more, the legacy of the country's Moorish past can still be explored across the peninsula
Northern Europe and the British Isles
A new sculpture and an upcoming restoration are breathing life into the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, one of 19th-century Britain’s most curious creations
At the Terezin concentration camp, some of Europe's top artists found solace in creating new work. Today one musician is determined to give them an encore
Handwritten annotations in the Tudor king's psalter show how he looked to scripture to justify his break from Rome and the annulment of his first marriage
The sweet dessert is an important part of the culinary identity of so many places that people sometimes dispute claims to its origins
This summer, a podcast series from the National Air and Space Museum discusses Operation Pedro Pan, Latino Futurism and “Star Wars”
When the nascent naval power invaded Puerto Rico, three artists captured the moment, each explaining its significance in their own way
After leaving his home country in the early 13th century, the Englishman traveled to the Crusader states and served as an envoy of the Mongol Empire
The "father of the atomic bomb" has long been misunderstood. Will the new film finally get J. Robert Oppenheimer right?
Wealthy landowners hired men who agreed to live in isolation on their estates for as long as seven years
In Israel, new discoveries at one of the world's oldest villages are upending the debate about when we stopped wandering
A new book advises readers how to successfully navigate deadly disasters of the past
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