Colonies

Who were the women conquistadors in the Americas?

History & Culture

Who were the women conquistadors in the Americas?

Who were the women conquistadors in the Americas?

How this 16th-century conquistador survived a shipwreck in Texas

History & Culture

How this 16th-century conquistador survived a shipwreck in Texas

How this 16th-century conquistador survived a shipwreck in Texas

Inside the Native Hawaiian push to rebuild Maui after wildfires

Environment

Inside the Native Hawaiian push to rebuild Maui after wildfires

Inside the Native Hawaiian push to rebuild Maui after wildfires

Your khaki pants have a history that may surprise you

History & Culture

Your khaki pants have a history that may surprise you

Your khaki pants have a history that may surprise you

Meet the ruthless king who unified the Kingdom of Hawai'i

History & Culture

Meet the ruthless king who unified the Kingdom of Hawai'i

Meet the ruthless king who unified the Kingdom of Hawai'i

Was Manhattan really sold to the Dutch for just $24?

History & Culture

Was Manhattan really sold to the Dutch for just $24?

Was Manhattan really sold to the Dutch for just $24?

These treasure-hunting pirates already came from riches

History & Culture

These treasure-hunting pirates already came from riches

These treasure-hunting pirates already came from riches

Who gets to claim the ‘world’s richest shipwreck’?

History & Culture

Who gets to claim the ‘world’s richest shipwreck’?

Who gets to claim the ‘world’s richest shipwreck’?

Was Napoleon an enlightened leader or tyrant?

History & Culture

Was Napoleon an enlightened leader or tyrant?

Was Napoleon an enlightened leader or tyrant?

He was the last king of America. Here’s how he lost the colonies.

History & Culture

He was the last king of America. Here’s how he lost the colonies.

He was the last king of America. Here’s how he lost the colonies.

How the Commonwealth arose from a crumbling British Empire

History & Culture

How the Commonwealth arose from a crumbling British Empire

How the Commonwealth arose from a crumbling British Empire

Images revisit the railways that united Bengal before Partition

History & Culture

Images revisit the railways that united Bengal before Partition

Images revisit the railways that united Bengal before Partition

Why Partition still casts a long shadow over India and Pakistan

History & Culture

Why Partition still casts a long shadow over India and Pakistan

Why Partition still casts a long shadow over India and Pakistan

This 1493 Catholic decree encouraged colonization

History & Culture

This 1493 Catholic decree encouraged colonization

This 1493 Catholic decree encouraged colonization

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