Inside the structural flaws, leadership mistakes, supply crises, and social unrest that dismantled a centuries-old empire.

How early blunders in Serbia and Galicia set the stage for a grinding, resource-draining war the Empire couldn’t win.

In each era of globalisation since the mid-17th century, a single country has sought to be the clear world leader – shaping ...

Most people know about this yearly occurrence, but few know the story behind Daylight Saving Time and the arguments for and against keeping it twice a year. The basic premise is that we advance clocks ...

In 1931, a Hungarian inventor named Szilveszter Matuska carried out one of the most shocking crimes in the nation’s history.

Venerable Cardinal József Mindszenty died in exile 50 years ago and became an enduring symbol of resistance to totalitarian ...

This week the nation’s premier museum on the American Revolution in Philadelphia unveiled its landmark exhibition Declaration’s Journey, tracing how America’s founding text traveled — physically and ...