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A series of unfortunate sieges
A series of unfortunate sieges

Some anecdotes about medieval sieges

Medieval history
Welsh entrepreneur gets to grips with Cyrillic alphabet
Welsh entrepreneur gets to grips with Cyrillic alphabet

The story of John Hughes, founder of the city of Donetsk

Contemporary history
Cutting down a tree to convert to Jesus
Cutting down a tree to convert to Jesus

The anti-pagan action of Saint Boniface among the Germans

Medieval history
Salvo D'Acquisto
Salvo D'Acquisto

The blessed vice brigadier

Contemporary history
The Geographical Pivot of History
The Geographical Pivot of History

Halford J. Mackinder and the Heartland

Contemporary history
The Mongol Siege of Baghdad in 1258
The Mongol Siege of Baghdad in 1258

The end of the golden age of Islam

Medieval history
Alpine...Americans
Alpine...Americans

The 10th Mountain Division during World War II

Contemporary history
Bonaparte's newspapers: channels of information or disinformation?
Bonaparte's newspapers: channels of information or disinformation?

A taste of Napoleonic propaganda in Egypt

Modern history
The Four Doves
The Four Doves

Four Doves, all navigators, but...with a different destiny

Modern history
The Saint of Kulikovo
The Saint of Kulikovo

Saint Sergius of Radonezh and the revival of Monasticism in Rus'

Medieval history
All against all in the land of golden wheat
All against all in the land of golden wheat

Political and military chaos in Ukraine between 1917 and 1920

Contemporary history
A Contested Carriage
A Contested Carriage

A railway cart at the center of two wars

Contemporary history
The Sorrows of the Last Habsburg
The Sorrows of the Last Habsburg

Charles II and the problems of the Habsburg blood purity

Modern history
The Alma-Ata Conference
The Alma-Ata Conference

A New Approach to Global Health

Contemporary history
The Controversial Role of the Italian Mafia against the Axis Forces
The Controversial Role of the Italian Mafia against the Axis Forces

When the Mafia supported the Allies (1943 - 1945)

Contemporary history
From the son of Doge to...flag
From the son of Doge to...flag

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
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