Behind every coronation lurked a network of rivals, scheming nobles, jealous heirs, and foreign powers waiting for weakness.

Published in Zürich in 1525, Lucas Cranach the Elder’s map came at a moment when the modern idea of nation-states was only ...

Johns Hopkins University Press and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum have launched the world’s first searchable digital map ...

The Mark Twain National Forest embraces much of the area around Piedmont, creating a verdant backdrop for your driving adventures. Missouri’s only national forest covers 1.5 million acres across the ...

Explore a world where Rome never rose to power. In 200 BC, Latin was just a minor language in central Italy. This video takes you on a linguistic tour of a different Europe—one dominated by ...

Ash from the explosion may have led to crop failure and famine in southern Europe, leading some Italian cities to import ...