In this video I show and talk about a few interesting maps of Europe that teach us about the continent and its countries. ▶ ...

Yes, really. Turchin devotes a full chapter to his definition of the U.S. as a plutocracy, starting with the European history from which colonial America and then the independent republic emerged.

A European history of student protests Some of the biggest student protests in history were held in opposition to the Vietnam War across the US in which more than 50,000 Americans were killed and ...

Despite these criticisms of the yuletide season, Christmas markets gained traction across Europe in the 17th and early 18th centuries. Much like today, they were places to buy meat, baked goods ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Music has been part of human life for a very long time. Archaeologists have found musical instruments made from ...

Europe in 2023 saw one of the hottest summers in its history, according to official data. Wildfires swept through several parts of the continent over the past weeks, while other regions suffered ...

A Brief, Delightful History of the Bundt Pan. Bundts (or, at least, the confections that inspired them) may be generations-old Eastern European cakes, but the signature aluminum pan they're baked ...

The dozen refugees gathered at a spot just south of the deep blue waters of the Sea of Galilee to build their new community, safe from the rising tide of antisemitism in Europe. It was an ...

The anniversary is a good moment to recall the post-Cold War history of Russia’s broken promises. They began with the Budapest Memorandum of 1994 amid the illusion of the “end of history.” ...