Haakon the Good Battles the Sons of His Brother, Eric Bloodaxe, 953-961
Around the year 934, shortly after the death of the Norway’s legendary King Harald Fairhair, his youngest son Haakon – raised in Northumbria by King Athelstan (Æthelstan) – returned to usurp the throne bequeathed to Harald’s beloved but unpopular son Eric Bloodaxe.
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Zebulon Pike’s 1805 Journey to Minnesota in Search of the Mississippi’s Headwaters
Zebulon Pike would go on to explore swaths of North America – becoming a legend in a growing nation.
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Servants of Serenissima: Spycraft Maestros of the Adriatic Sea
With an extensive network spanning the states on the Adriatic Sea and the whole of Europe, Asia, and beyond, these agents gathered valuable information on political developments, military strategies, and economic rivalries.
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Croatia’s Medieval Enigma: The Mysterious Figure Carved on a Marble Relief
Mysterious figure in marble, 11th century. Image: CC BY-SA 3.0 Nestled within the serenity of Jupiter’s Temple in Split, Croatia, a pagan sanctuary turned into a baptistery during the medieval era, and etched onto the marble, an enigmatic relief of the king weaves together the grace of royalty and the allure of historical mystery, captivating all […]
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History of the Conquest of Mexico: The Black Legend, Prescott’s Paradigm, Tlaxcalans, and US-Mexican War
Accompanying an increasing interest in Spain during the antebellum era was a repackaging of the “Black Legend” – a cultural and racial stereotype that became a long-held historiographical generalization.
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