The Abdication of King Edward VIII
In December 1936, the British monarchy faced one of the greatest constitutional crises in its history. The king of the United Kingdom, Edward VIII, made a decision that shocked the world: he would giv...
26 Mar 13min
The Rise and Fall of the Oracle at Delphi
For nearly a thousand years, kings, generals, and ordinary travelers journeyed to a sacred mountainside in Greece seeking answers from the gods. At the heart of this pilgrimage stood one of the most m...
25 Mar 11min
Eva Brown: Hitler's Invisible Woman
For most of the Second World War, the woman closest to one of history's most notorious dictators remained almost entirely hidden from public view. Her name was Eva Braun, and for more than a decade sh...
24 Mar 13min
The American Expeditionary Forces of WWI
When the United States entered World War I in April 1917, it faced a daunting reality: the American Army was small, inexperienced in modern industrial warfare, and thousands of miles away from the bat...
23 Mar 14min
The Lost Tomb of Queen Hetepheres
In 1925, archaeologists working on the Giza Plateau uncovered something extraordinary—a hidden chamber sealed for over four thousand years. Inside lay a treasure trove of royal furniture, jewelry, and...
22 Mar 10min
Most Fascinating Presidential Pardons
Few powers granted to the American presidency are as sweeping—or as controversial—as the power to pardon. Written directly into the Constitution, the authority allows the president to forgive federal ...
21 Mar 12min
Conversations: Seven Daughters of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, w/ Veronica Buckley
In this episode of History Shorts Podcast, we dive into the fascinating lives of the seven daughters of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria—Marianna, Marie Christine, Elisabeth, Amalie, Josepha, Carolina...
20 Mar 18min
The A-Team: When Teenage Athletes Replaced Migrant Farmworkers
In the mid-1960s, America faced a growing labor crisis in its agricultural fields. For decades, farms across the country had depended heavily on migrant labor—much of it organized through the Bracero ...
19 Mar 10min
