European History

Ever feel like your workday is tough? Now, imagine that toil ten or a hundred-fold as the medieval peasants did. Hard labor was the norm, and the occasional disease outbreak was a ‘bonus.’ Read on for the hard facts.

Ever feel like your workday is tough? Now, imagine that toil ten or a hundred-fold as the medieval peasants did. Hard labor was the norm, and the occasional disease outbreak was a ‘bonus.’ Read on for the hard facts.

Charles I was the last Emperor of Austria, and watching his dramatic decline is like watching a car crash in slow motion. It's so brutal, but you can't look away...

In Belgium, he was beloved as the Builder King—but much later, when his atrocities came out, King Leopold II gained another name: The Butcher of Congo.

From his horrifying childhood to his brutal wars and scandalous secrets, too few people know the dark history of Frederick the Great.

Charles I was the last Emperor of Austria, and watching his dramatic decline is like watching a car crash in slow motion. It's so brutal, but you can't look away...