Assassin's Creed's Resident Historian Maxime Durand on Mixing Fact with Fiction
Like it or not, far more millennials will learn about Renaissance and medieval history through Assassin's Creed than they ever will through a history book. That can be dispiriting on the one hand —the...
30 Okt 201757min
Cruel and Unusual (Medieval) Punishment
An inquisitor thirsty for a confession had plenty of medieval tools of torture at his disposal: the iron maiden, the judas cradle, the rack, or the brazen bull. Turns out many of these devices are fab...
27 Okt 201713min
The Easter Uprising of 1916
Learn about one of the most important events in modern Irish history. On Easter Monday, April 24, 1916, a group of Irish nationalists proclaimed the establishment of the Irish Republic. They, along wi...
26 Okt 20179min
Misattributed Quotes—No, Mark Twain Didn't Say That
Thomas Jefferson once said you can't believe everything you read on the Internet. With those extremely true words in mind, let's look at other quotes that are widely believed to be authentic but total...
25 Okt 20178min
How to Build a 13th-Century Castle From Scratch
In a remote forest clearing in Burgundy, France, a 13th-century castle is slowly being constructed using only the tools, techniques, and materials that would have been available to the builders of the...
24 Okt 20176min
Telling Japan’s Story in The Last Samurai, Letters From Iwo Jima, and Medal of Honor—Dan King
The Japanese military of World War Two has a nasty reputation—kamikaze pilots, baby killers, and brain-washed, honor-obsessed soldiers who threw away their lives for a lost cause. Parts of this reputa...
23 Okt 20171h 46min
Teddy Roosevelt’s Journey Through Uncharted Amazonian Jungle
Teddy Roosevelt was not afraid to tempt death. He hiked the Matterhorn during his honeymoon. He arrested outlaws on the Dakota Frontier. He hunted rhinos in Africa. But his most dangerous journey came...
20 Okt 20177min
How Teddy Roosevelt Gave a 90-minute Speech After Being Shot
Theodore Roosevelt was hell bent on becoming president in 1912. He ran as a third-party candidate for the Progressive Party, a splinter group of Republicans dissatisfied with William Howard Taft. He w...
19 Okt 20175min
