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Mehmed IV wanted to live up to, and even surpass, the legacy of his forefather Mehmed II, who had secured the Ottomans' ...

February is often referred to as the month of love and is eagerly awaited by people all around the world. This special week, ...

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Clad in armor while astride fierce destrier warhorses, knights once roamed medieval Europe in the service of their lords and ...

One of Spain’s warmest cities (even in January temperatures hover around 17C) has almost all of the crowd-pleasings aspects ...

I will be doubling down on storytelling. It cannot be overemphasised how much stories shape our understanding of events.

For lovers of architecture, Notre Dame Cathedral is an important site. It’s one of the best-known Gothic cathedrals in the ...

Roman Catholic German Emperor Maximilian I is captured in Belgium. 1597: A group of early Japanese Christians, known as ...