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The knights of medieval Europe are often associated with a code of behavior known as chivalry — but what were these knights actually like? Learn [Read more]

Although the Spanish-American War was a short conflict, many historians believe this conflict marked the United States’ emergence as a major world power. Tune in [Read more]

When the Black Death swept across Europe, it killed an estimated 25 million people — one third of Europe’s total population. Tune in and learn [Read more]

Thomas Jefferson, one of America’s founding fathers, was a very unorthodox thinker. His revision of the Bible was one of his most controversial projects — [Read more]

Eva Peron died on July 26, 1952. After a 13-day wake, Dr. Pedro Ara mummified the body — but it would take more than twenty [Read more]

The Mayan empire produced a unique calendar that’s still followed in parts of the world today. Curiously, this calendar predicts a monumental, world-wide change on [Read more]

During World War II, Axis and Allied powers struggled to discover the enemies’ information while hiding their own. Tune in to this HowStuffWorks podcast to [Read more]

The Underground Railroad may have saved as much as 100,000 slaves. Tune into to this HowStuffWorks podcast to learn how the passage of the Fugitive [Read more]

Like any other discipline, history often becomes a matter of interpretation. Check in with HowStuffWorks’ resident history experts as they explore the phenomenon of revisionist [Read more]

In most films Vikings are depicted as bloodthirsty, relatively ignorant berserkers who did little more than plunder and pillage their way across Europe. However, the [Read more]