Along West Africa's slave coast, a painful past is being preserved — and marketed — raising questions about memory, tourism ...

In ancient Rome, hope was venerated as a minor goddess, Spes, but usually on a communal, national level. Politically, Spes ...

For nearly 180 years, both the church and the town of Saint-Denis have been without that landmark steeple. Damaged by storms, it was dismantled in 1847, supposedly so it could be built back better.

The 1,000-plus publicans who have recently banned Labour MPs from their premises might take small comfort from the fact that the alehouse has been a political backdrop for at least half a millennium.

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Borenstein spoke with TIME about the company’s plans for growth and sustainability, navigating tariffs, and collaborating ...

History of the World, Part II premieres on Hulu on March 6, 2023. A master of parody, EGOT-winning writer, actor, and director Mel Brooks often lambasted Hollywood’s obsession with franchises. Ffrom ...

World history classes have only a limited amount of time during the school year to cover millennia of important events. It makes sense, then, that some things aren’t taught in school. That can make ...

PSA: Reformation’s sale section is incredibly good right now. The brand’s winter sale event includes a slew of sweaters, shoes, dresses, and more, all marked down a full 50 percent off, and it’s ...

For David McWilliams, an Irish economist, podcaster and chastened former central banker, monetary economics is a branch of humane letters. For every nod to John Maynard Keynes he makes 2½ to James ...

Lucas Cranach the Elder’s map of the Holy Land in Christopher Froschauer’s Old Testament (Zürich, 1525) in The Wren Library, Trinity College, Cambridge. Credit: The Master and Fellows of Trinity ...

The first Bible to feature a map of the Holy Land was published 500 years ago in 1525. The map was initially printed the wrong way round—showing the Mediterranean to the East—but its inclusion set a ...