Today's guest is University of Pennsylvania historian Sophia Rosenfeld, the author of The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life. Her book explores why we've come to basically equate ...

On this day in 1956, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit Santorini, the largest to ever be recorded in Europe in the ...

S OME 120 years on, few remember the outrage provoked by the awarding of the Nobel peace prize to Theodore Roosevelt, the ...

As Europe and the rest of the world looked away, the costs of failing to secure a durable peace in which both Israelis and ...

This exhibition shows off the glitz and glamour of the period while presenting a subtler message about the role of royalty in ...

Lately, I’ve really been enjoying what I consider to be the “second cities” of Europe, such as Naples in Italy, Marseille in ...

Tucked away just a few miles northwest of Philadelphia’s bustling center lies Manayunk, a charming riverside district where cobblestone streets climb steep hills and historic industrial buildings have ...

Back in the day, actually getting a smaller (or larger) version of a popular knife model was a lot less common.

Across much of Europe, the engines of economic growth are sputtering. In its latest global outlook, the International ...

Planning a trip to Central Europe? Don't miss Slovenia. This guide offers tips on visiting Ljubljana, Bled, and Maribor, from ...

Regional conflicts will continue to erupt in future, but they will be checked by local balances of power, the enhanced ...

Dr Rafał Leśkiewicz. On 1 July 1569, the Union of Lublin, a landmark agreement that established a genuine union between the Kingdom of Pola ...