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The Battle of Adrianople (378 A.D.)
The Battle of Adrianople (378 A.D.)

The dramatic end of Emperor Valens

Ancient history
The History of Taiwan
The History of Taiwan

The island mirrors the balance of the world

Contemporary history
The first Ecumenical Council in history
The first Ecumenical Council in history

The reunion of Christianity at Nicaea in 325

Ancient history
Orson Welles (1915 - 1985)
Orson Welles (1915 - 1985)

The director who revolutionised modern cinema

Contemporary history
A place in the sun for Italians
A place in the sun for Italians

The emigration of Italians to the colonies in Africa

Contemporary history
The Battle of Three Kings
The Battle of Three Kings

Or, The Best Way to Trigger a Succession Crisis

Modern history
Wernher Von Braun (1912 - 1977)
Wernher Von Braun (1912 - 1977)

The father of space exploration

Contemporary history
Culinary Diplomacy in Constantinople
Culinary Diplomacy in Constantinople

The Role of Food in Veneto-Ottoman Diplomacy

Modern history
Hymn of the crocodiles
Hymn of the crocodiles

A mysterious text composed only of crocodile hieroglyphics

Ancient history
The Euro-Chinese Gap
The Euro-Chinese Gap

The European Technological Overtaking and the First Opium War 1839-1842

Contemporary history
Argentum Saxoniae
Argentum Saxoniae

The discovery of silver mines in Saxony and the European monetary renaissance

Medieval history
Emperors and peasants
Emperors and peasants

Peasant serfdom and Habsburg reformism in the 18th century

Modern history
The Tragic History of the Tibetan Community (1950 - Today)
The Tragic History of the Tibetan Community (1950 - Today)

A people in exile

Contemporary history
Vasa
Vasa

An "epic fail" in early 17th century Stockholm

Modern history
The murderous painter
The murderous painter

The shadows and lights of Caravaggio

Modern history
Olga of Kiev
Olga of Kiev

The assassin who became a saint

Medieval history
How the Jesuits saved the Chinese empire
How the Jesuits saved the Chinese empire

The contributions made by European Jesuits to the Chinese state in the era of Emperor Kangxi

Modern history
The Lion of the North
The Lion of the North

The man who made Sweden a European power

Modern history
The Cultural Revolution
The Cultural Revolution

Chaos and transformation in 1960s Communist China

Contemporary history
Sokollu's Grand Strategy
Sokollu's Grand Strategy

A global network of infrastructures

Modern history
From hero to serial killer
From hero to serial killer

The former French soldier who inspired the story of Bluebeard

Medieval history
Plenty of nice gifts for a godfather
Plenty of nice gifts for a godfather

Charlemagne's special tributes to his children's godfathers

Medieval history
No more barley, no more yaks
No more barley, no more yaks

The failed collectivization in Tibet by the Chinese

Contemporary history
Alaric conqueror of Rome
Alaric conqueror of Rome

The stratagem to conquer the eternal city

Ancient history
Chiang Kai Shek (1887 - 1975)
Chiang Kai Shek (1887 - 1975)

The Man of Steel of Republican China

Contemporary history
The Great Game
The Great Game

The geopolitical clash between two empires in Central Asia

Contemporary history
Impalement as an instrument of justice
Impalement as an instrument of justice

The origin of the nickname "Tepes" and the method of torture

Medieval history
Theodoric the Great (454 - 526 A.D.)
Theodoric the Great (454 - 526 A.D.)

The first king of the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy

Ancient history
"The Greatest Fortress in the World"
"The Greatest Fortress in the World"

David Urquhart and the Circassian Cause

Contemporary history
Becoming a Nazi to fight Fascism
Becoming a Nazi to fight Fascism

The forced Italianization of South Tyrol and the pro-Nazism of the South Tyroleans

Contemporary history
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