In Gladiator, director Ridley Scott created a swords-and-sandals epic that was half-history and half-fiction, and that ...
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The history of the US presidency is littered with tales of extra-marital affairs and allegations of corruption. Jonathan ...
The US presidential elections of recent years have been some of most contested – and divisive – in history. Here, historian ...
As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump battle it out for the US presidency, Rob Attar looks back through American history to offer ...
First produced in Germany, the cheap (but not-so-cheerful, as we’ll discover) Frozen Charlotte dolls gained immense popularity across Europe and in the United States. From the mid-19th century until ...
The earthquake that hit Lisbon in 1755 was one of the deadliest in history. The Portuguese capital was almost completely destroyed, and some estimates put the death toll at 100,000 people. Later, the ...