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The cruelty of Frederick II

Medieval history
Jack the ripper
Jack the ripper

Brutal murderer or faithful servant of her majesty?

Modern history
Racialised Capitalism
Racialised Capitalism

How the US hid racial segregation behind the mask of freedom

Contemporary history
The immigration entrepreneur
The immigration entrepreneur

Sabino Tripoti and the recruitment of immigrants for Brazil

Contemporary history
An Italian at the service of France
An Italian at the service of France

Giuseppe Garibaldi champion of freedom

Modern history
Cut to the chase
Cut to the chase

The ancient carnival origin of this proverb

Modern history
On the beautiful blue Danube: a meeting of two worlds
On the beautiful blue Danube: a meeting of two worlds

The meeting between a Byzantine emperor and a Rus' prince

Medieval history
Operation Pimlico
Operation Pimlico

One of the most spectacular escapes in history

Contemporary history
ITALY
ITALY

Etymology of a term and a nation

Modern history
Massacre and Penance
Massacre and Penance

Theodosius, Ambrose and the first excommunication against a Christian ruler

Ancient history
The Invention of Marsala
The Invention of Marsala

John Woodhouse's Intuition

Modern history
Enrico Dandolo
Enrico Dandolo

The Doge who conquered Constantinople

Medieval history
Common Sense
Common Sense

Thomas Paine and the American Independence

Modern history
Four myths about Vikings
Four myths about Vikings

How popular beliefs are often not historical reality

Medieval history
A Brief History of Italian Intelligence
A Brief History of Italian Intelligence

From the Cold War to the present day, Italy's covert operations

Contemporary history
Staraya Ladoga, where Rus' was born
Staraya Ladoga, where Rus' was born

The founding of the first Scandinavian settlement on the territory of present-day Russia

Medieval history
The Tentacles of the OVRA
The Tentacles of the OVRA

Mussolini's secret police

Contemporary history
Spies and Agents of the Serenissima
Spies and Agents of the Serenissima

The world's first secret service

Modern history
Our Indies
Our Indies

The Church in the face of poverty and ignorance of the Italian people

Modern history
Vikings and Tattoos
Vikings and Tattoos

The symbolism of tattoos in Norse/Pagan culture

Medieval history
The Bona Dea scandal
The Bona Dea scandal

Sacred and profane in Ancient Rome

Ancient history
Who Was Spartacus, Really?
Who Was Spartacus, Really?

What we know of the origins of Rome's most famous scourge.

Ancient history
A Moscow Saint Francis?
A Moscow Saint Francis?

Nil Sorskij, the nestjažateli and the return to evangelical poverty

Medieval history
Narvals and Unicorns
Narvals and Unicorns

The strange history of unicorn horns in medieval Europe

Medieval history
The angel of Saint Sophia
The angel of Saint Sophia

The legend of the singular protector of the Constantinopolitan basilica

Medieval history
536 AD
536 AD

One of the most terrible years in history

Medieval history
Bergamo in the Serenissima Republic of Venice (XV - XVIII)
Bergamo in the Serenissima Republic of Venice (XV - XVIII)

The prosperity of Bergamo under Venetian rule

Modern history
Judaizing Jesuits
Judaizing Jesuits

The Unusual pro-Jewish attitude of the first society of Jesus

Modern history
Rollo "The Walker"
Rollo "The Walker"

The founder of the Normans

Medieval history
The Second Chinese-Japanese War (1937 - 1945)
The Second Chinese-Japanese War (1937 - 1945)

The dawn of a new Asian order

Contemporary history
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