Discover the conflicts, rulers, revolutions, and political struggles that shaped the world. From bizarre wars and powerful empires to the leaders and decisions that altered history forever.
The Defenestration of Prague: A City That Settled Its Arguments By The Window Most cities have a signature. Paris has its tower. Rome has its ruins. Prague has a habit so peculiar that it gave the world a word for it. When the people of Prague reached the end of their patience, they did not…
The War of the Bucket: Medieval Italy’s Strangest War Some wars are remembered for the empires they built or the kings they crowned. This one is remembered for a bucket. In the year 1325, two of northern Italy’s proudest cities marched tens of thousands of men into the hills between them and fought a battle…