Last video we delved into the prehistory of Prussia in which the Deutschritter Orden, or Teutonic Order, colonized ...

In this video I briefly discuss the colonization history of the territories that would eventually constitute the Kingdom of Prussia: the Margraviate of Brandenburg, Pomerania, Silesia, and the ...

A city hailed by Lonely Planet as one of the top off-the-beaten-track destinations to visit in 2026 has just got a new direct flight from the UK. EasyJet is adding 16 summer routes from eight UK ...

Svælget 2, a 600-year-old vessel, sheds new light on how trade moved across northern Europe during the Middle Ages.

Maritime archaeologists from Denmark's Viking Ship Museum have unearthed an extraordinary find beneath the waters near Copenhagen - the largest medieval cog ever discovered. The 600-year-old vessel ...

“The find is a milestone for maritime archaeology. It’s the largest cog we know of, and it gives us a unique opportunity to ...

In Norway, an archaeologist has discovered a rare medieval gold ring with a bright blue stone in the country's oldest city, Tensberg. The discovery helps to understand the social structure of the ...

In the remote east of a region once called Harikela lies Chittagong, an upper Bay of Bengal port city at the juncture of the medieval Bengal, Arakan and Tripura kingdoms.

*The HISTORY Channel will premiere its gripping new series “History’s Deadliest with Ving Rhames” on Monday, January 26 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Hosted and narrated by Golden Globe-winning actor Ving ...

BRUSSELS—For years, the U.S. government has published an annual National Security Strategy that lays out how Washington sees the world and its approach to dealing with looming threats, from China to ...

When the Black Death swept through Europe beginning in 1347, the plague wiped out more than half of the continent’s population, upending societies and interrupting wars. New research suggests that a ...

A volcanic eruption in 1345 may have kicked off a series of events that led to the Black Death sweeping through medieval Europe. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...