Peter Cornelius Hoof was taken captive by pirates nearly three centuries ago. But Laura Nelson has an intriguing connection to him. Here, she follows on
Tanks have been integral to armies since World War One. But over the years a number of prototype designs have been made that never quite
The Wild West of nineteenth-century America was at times a chaotic and unruly place, not helped by the lack of law enforcement officials. Even so,
Peter Cornelius Hoof was taken captive by pirates nearly three centuries ago. But Laura Nelson has an intriguing connection to him. Here, she tells Hoof’s
Lord Byron has become an icon in history and literature, and not just thanks to his beautiful and unparalleled command of the English language. Throughout
Theodore Roosevelt was an impressive president for a number of reasons, but in many ways he is still quite hard to pin down. In this
In the northern reaches of our world, summer is well under way. So what better way to enjoy it than to read a bumper edition
Many reasons and paths led to the outbreak of World War One. One of these paths was the growth of Prussia, the state that became
Robert Van Ness tells us about Sargon, an ancient ruler in the Middle East, and how his style of rule lingers on in the region
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