Whether you’re searching for the best book recommendations or sifting through tales of the past, we’ve got all the history stories you need to satisfy your curiosity.
From lead-based eyeliner to radium-infused lipstick.
Britain's longest-reigning male monarch suffered from recurrent bouts of a mysterious illness.
Who was the lady with the lamp?
By Kimmy Kelly
Historians remain puzzled by this incident of mass hysteria.
By Lee D'Amato
This infectious disease isn't just a relic of the medieval era.
By Orrin Grey
From early settlers to 20th-century biological warfare.
Each of these so-called cures is stranger than the last.
By Orrin Grey
England’s 1381 uprising was fueled by unrest in the aftermath of a pandemic.
The historical reputation of Trota through the years shows how the mores of a current society can restrict contemporary understanding of a figure from the past.
By Bessie Yuill
Created in the wake of WWII, WHO has changed the world many times over.
Arm yourself with the facts.
History has proven the power of unchecked disease many times before.
Thanks to the advances of modern medicine, coronavirus shouldn't join their ranks.
A thumbprint on a cashbox led police to the murderers—and changed the course of criminal history.
By Robert Walsh