History

The Celtic Kingdom of Dumnonia existed in southwest England between the 4th and 8th centuries when the Anglo-Saxons seized most of the land from the Dumnonii tribe. Modern-day Cornwall (Cornubia) was what remained of the kingdom at its end. The Anglo-Saxons called Dumnonia West Wales.

A small town in Quebec was devastated in July 2013 when an out-of-control train smashed into its centre.

Learn all about the greatest Admiral of Britain.

Strange occurrences can happen to people in flights. This article explores four airplane mysteries that remain unsolved to this day.

Queen Victoria reigned for nearly a century during a period that saw significant change in the form of an expanding empire, the Industrial Revolution, and increasing migration to the cities. The wealthy collected curiosities from exotic lands, while the poor escaped to music halls and gin shops.

The 1890 Tranby Croft Affair or Royal Baccarat Scandal caused a sensation in Victorian England. A country house gathering of titled affluent friends including the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) turned sour when accusations of cheating were made against Lt. Col. Sir William Gordon-Cumming.

Read on to learn about the life of Bartholomew 'Black Bart' Roberts

Read this article to learn about the complex reasons why the Golden Age of Piracy began and eventually came to an end.

From pigeon-guided missiles to flying tanks and whip swords, there's no doubt that humanity has developed some pretty insane ways of hurting each other over the years.

A young, Cree Indian clashed with Canada's government; it didn't go well for him.

Princess Charlotte of Wales was the only child of George, Prince of Wales, later King George IV of Britain and Caroline of Brunswick. She was used as a pawn by her parents but found genuine love and affection with Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Her happiness was short lived.

Around 10,000 years ago, humanity emerged from the Ice Age. Our reward for surviving this perilous period was the discovery of agriculture, which would change the world forever.

From plague and famine to witch burnings and other brutal forms of execution; people of the Middle Ages were no strangers to "the ugly death".

How humans dealt with pain prior to modern-day anesthesia is difficult to fathom. Fortunately, anesthesia was discovered. Anesthesia's history and development is quite interesting!

Read and learn about the daring exploits of the original pirate villain of the Pirate Round.

He presided over the English Renaissance in the early 1500s. He was ebullent in his manners, militarily daring and an adventurist in love as well as marriage.

From its origins as a form of meditation, Shaolin has evolved to become a famous fighting form and a prominent feature in Western films.

Enslaved and free black people were allowed to have their own parties to keep them satisfied with their oppressed state and prevent slave rebellions.

In the 1930s, America had its own airship disasters rivaling that of the Hindenburg.

While the statement that Rasputin, was the monk blamed for the downfall of the Czar is an obvious exaggeration, experts agree he was a contributing factor. His closeness to the royal family was an embarrasement that cannot be denied.

Was she a femme fatale, a seductress or just a queen trying to protect her throne? Cleopatra has been one of the most misunderstood figures in history. She was intelligent and passionate. The following are facts worth reading.

In 1814 the British invaded the city of Washington, D.C., as part of the War of 1812. Before the British could destroy the White House, the First Lady, Dolley Madison, with the help of her servants, saved the portrait of George Washington just hours before the British burned the president’s home.

Springing from the folk traditions of African slaves, root doctors still practice healing powers in South Carolina and elsewhere.

Read on to learn about the last battle of the Crusades on the island of Malta.

Was Ethiopia the aboriginal homeland of the Ancient Egyptians? Was it the birthplace of coffee? What mighty empires reigned here? Find out about this mysterious and ancient land.

Most of us think of Buckingham Palace as British royalty HQ but between Henry VIII and Queen Victoria's reigns St. James's Palace was the site of the monarch's official court and a royal home. The palace still has an enormous role to play in royal business including the proclamations of monarchs.

Although he was a self-admitted racist and white supremacist, future Union general William Tecumseh Sherman urged slaveholders to make slavery more humane.

When you think Middle Ages, you think of brutal battles, fearsome knights, and formidable siege weapons. Here's an overview of how medieval warfare was conducted, from the mustering of armies to the capture of castles.

Learn how the Moro people dress in battle.

In 1786, a mentally unstable woman lunged at the British monarch with a knife. She paid dearly for her halfhearted attempt at regicide.

What Frederick Douglass would say about tearing down statues of Washington, Jefferson, and other Founders who owned slaves.

In a very dark chapter in Irish history, unwed mothers and their children were treated appallingly in Catholic-run homes.

In 18 hours of racially motivated violence in 1921, about 300 African Americans lost their lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

There are stuffs that are too good to be true.

Before Persia, Greece and Rome ruled the world; the Sumerians, Minoans and Mycenaeans were the great superpowers. By the end of the second millennium BC, they had all collapsed in dramatic fashion, but during the Bronze Age they reigned supreme.

In the middle of the 17th century, England was under the control of Puritans who took the view that having fun was sinful.

Where did the dunce's cap come from and why was it popular in schools for centuries? Step forward Scottish born Franciscan theologian, philosopher and metaphysicist Blessed John Dun Scotus. He believed that conical hats enhanced learning. What happened to give the cap a negative association?

The biggest setbacks suffered by the Eagles.

In December 1944, Adolf Hitler planned a surprise offensive to win a war that already seemed lost. Joachim Peiper led the attack which called for a lightning thrust to assault and capture the bridges over Belgium's Meuse River. His attack would go down in history as brutal and senseless endeavor.

Called the “medieval Titanic,” the White Ship was a superior vessel that was to take many aristocrats across the English Channel but it didn't get far out of its harbour.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t used for anything.

The era that saw the rise of the dinosaurs and the splitting of the continents. Here are some facts about the Triassic Period, and the apocalyptic extinction event that preceded it.

Diploma has come to mean an educational certificate, but for the Roman citizens it was a designation of service to the republic and for many it was their path to citzenship.

The Neanderthals were our closest ancient human relative. 40,000 years ago, they disappeared from the Earth. Did we wipe them out, or did factors such as climate change and disease play a bigger role?

Westminster Abbey is arguably the most iconic religious building in Britain and every coronation since 1066 has been held there. It has been the scene of 17 royal weddings and is the final resting place of 30 monarchs and thousands of great names. Its life story is fascinating.

In the summer of 1940, Hitler's legions of tanks and dive bombers crashed through a small town in the Ardennes smashing the Allied defensive line opening France to invading German armies. As the German tanks raced toward the Channel Coast a new concept of mobile warfare, was revealed to the world.

The French Revolution put an end to the old order and changed Europe forever. It began with speeches and ended with beheadings. Here is a rundown of key events in the French Revolution.

As World War II was grinding towards to its cataclysmic end, a heroic effort was made to rescue as many people as possible from concentration camps.

The British royal family has ruled over England since 927A.D. with no break in the bloodline. Who follows Charles III in the line of succession and in which order? Find out why all royals in the queue to rule had to be Protestants and when this changed.

The Ancient Regime, which had governed France from the 15th to 18th centuries, was dismantled by the French Revolution of 1789. What factors allowed for this to happen, and what lessons can we learn from it?