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Why was Boris Johnson’s Ottoman great-grandfather murdered?

“He fiercely criticized the ruling party for entering the war, and for committing ‘war crimes and massacres’ against its own Armenian citizens”

How the Greek revolution made the modern world – Analysis

The 1821 uprising against the Ottomans won staunch support from Europe’s liberals. The precedent it set for intervention still echoes in debates over Ukraine

Why Did the Vikings Leave Greenland?

It had been previously thought that the Vikings abandoned the Eastern Settlement in the early fifteenth century

What are Czech hedgehogs? Ukraine’s surprisingly simple antitank trap

Czech hedgehogs are made from two metal beams that are sealed together at angles

Experts crack the secret to last letter of Mary, Queen of Scots before her execution (video)

Researchers have shed new light on how she safeguarded the final letter that she wrote on the eve of her execution, using a technique known as the spiral lock

The common Ancient Greek and Celtic origins of St. Patrick’s Day

Both the Greeks and the Celts believed that touching sacred trees could tap into good fortune

Final resting place of up to 65 British kings revealed as discovery sheds light on King Arthur era

Most of the tombs appear to date from the fifth and sixth centuries, a time when Britain was a patchwork quilt of dozens of small kingdoms

African-Americans and the Greek Revolution: The case of James Jakob Williams (photos)

It is not known, but the Greek Revolution formed the basis & the Greek slaves became the symbols of the struggle for the abolition of slavery in the USA

Kastri hill: The best-preserved ancient settlement in Greece

Kastri is 345 m tall, located at the borders between the prefectures of Preveza and Arta

Chocolate Trail: Sacred Maya cacao groves found in Mexico’s Yucatan (video)

Maya cacao grown in an overly dry Mexican climate?

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