He was supposed to rule Russia with absolute power. Instead, millions of starving workers, brutal factory conditions, and one ...

After the 1905 revolution, Russia was supposed to reform. Instead, Tsar Nicholas II shut down his own parliament, jailed his ...

Over decades, across continents, and through harrowing experiences, my family held on to this bit of cloth as a reminder of ...

But the question is not trivial. First, it does not matter whether these names are Arabic, Mongolian, or something else - ...

In 1960, Queen Elizabeth II succumbed to pressure from her once Greek husband and his ambitious uncle Lord Louis Mountbatten ...

Tourists curious about Russia's imperial past can now ride on a special train running through the Ural mountains along the ...

But we have had a president “solve” a war — and win the Nobel Peace Prize for doing so. When Theodore Roosevelt accomplished that feat in 1905, he became the first president, and first American, to ...

King Charles III acted quickly, as the Windsor family members always do, and somewhat harshly when dealing with his ...

The world’s history is incredibly vast, filled with eras, revolutions, cultures, and change. Sometimes, it can feel like ...

The world has seen lots of talented and capable photographers throughout history. But not everyone’s work gets as much time ...

From Edward VIII’s abdication to Prince Andrew’s fall from grace, the Windsors have shown time and again that royal duty comes before family loyalty ...