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Very demure, very mindful: Napoleon’s coronation as French Emperor came only 15 years after the French overthrew their last autocratic ruler. Source: Workshop of François Gérard / Public Domain.

Right Man, Right Place, Right Time: The Rise of Napoleon

All That History January 6, 2025

In 1799 France changed forever. After a decade of rumbling discontent regarding the concentration of...

The golden larnax of Tomb II at Vergina, wherein the remains of a sacred purple tunic belonging to Alexander the Great are believed to have been found. Source: Digitalphilologist / CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tunic in Royal Vergina Tomb may have Belonged to Alexander the Great

All That History November 1, 2024

Few individuals have changed the world, and fewer still manage to do so, as Alexander...

The skeleton recovered from the well in 2016 has been confirmed as the man mentioned in Sverris Saga. Source: iScience; doi:10.1016/j.isci.2024.111076.

800-Year-Old Skeleton Confirms an Ancient Norse Saga

All That History October 29, 2024

Much of the history of the Norse is captured in their sagas, epic poems and...