In 732, a Frankish army under Charles Martel met Umayyad forces near Tours. The battle that followed helped define the ...

David M. Perry is a contributing columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune focusing on disabilities, history, higher education and other issues. He is a historian and author.

At the Met Cloisters in Manhattan, paintings, statuettes and other objects demonstrate that human desire transcends time and ...

A 15th-century ship called "Wreck 5," previously classified as Viking, has been identified near Stockholm, revealing ...

Southern Europe is a mosaic of sunlight, stone, and sea. Its towns carry the weight of centuries, the whispers of history, ...

Deforestation and persecution, especially by Victorian gamekeepers, eradicated wildcats from England, Wales and much of ...

Discover the 7 best European places where snowfall creates a fairy tale: Hallstatt, Rovaniemi, Colmar, Ceský Krumlov, Zermatt ...

Spanning 1,450km from the North Sea to the Swiss Alps, the Rhine Cycle Route is 87% car-free, culturally rich and ...

Time Out’s top pick for Europe’s most underrated holiday destination is Izola in Slovenia . This little medieval town is ...

Retrieving the concepts, writes Tobias Winright, "will raise attention to, and accountability for, indiscriminate and ...

Joel Mokyr, the 2025 Nobel Laureate, argues that sustained economic growth—from the Industrial Revolution to China's ...

If you've been dreaming of cobblestone streets kissed by autumn rain, medieval castles shrouded in mist, and cozy mountain ...