King Charles III

Since Elizabeth II passed away, and Charles III took the throne in 2022,  more British people are questioning the legitimacy of the Monarchy

Was everything better in the past? Twist meets nostalgia enthusiasts to find out.

Sculptors Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel had a passionate affair, but things turned sour.

Did French Queen Marie-Antoinette really betray her adopted country? And was Robespierre a dictator or a democrat?

Could the Spanish have conquered Mexico without the help of Malinche, a Native American slave who became Hernan Cortés' translator? 

Jiang Qing represented the old ways of the Chinese Communist Party, so she had to go.

How did Marie Curie's love affair with the married physicist Paul Langevin become a national story that divided France?

Why is Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander VI, still viewed as a Machiavellian manipulator? 

Were the two empresses of Roman antiquity really the criminals and depraved women described by chroniclers of the time?

Cologne, Autumn 1944: In the bombed-out city, a small group of young people put up armed resistance against the Nazi regime

Marking the opening of the 60th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, RAYE invites a host of international pop stars to join her on stage for an evening of music.

Does wealth make you happy? Or maybe true wealth is having nothing at all?

Major disasters throughout history have helped to lower inequality. Is this still the case today?

Why do massive inequalities exist despite a global economy that has produced the most wealth in human history?

Audio pornography leaves room for the imagination while arousing the listener with erotic stories

The Sado river, south of Lisbon, has been transformed from a polluted area to a regenerated biodiverse habitat.

With Keir Starmer ‘s resignation, British politics is still unstable after six prime ministers in the ten years since the Brexit vote.

With geopolitical tensions and the war in Ukraine, European countries are looking to bolster their military forces. But are young people willing to take up arms?

When Pope Leo XIV spoke out against war, President Trump criticised the leader of the catholic church, which caused a backlash.