Finland’s Forgotten Concentration Camps
In the 20th century, Finland experienced two waves of camp terror that claimed tens of thousands…
Henry Pollock: Architect of Modern Hong Kong
With only fifty pounds earned in a London bank and a fresh law degree, twenty-four-year-old Henry…
How Vasili Arkhipov Stopped Nuclear War
On October 27, 1962, the Soviet submarine B-59 found itself trapped. The Americans dropped depth charges,…
Shvarn: Forgotten Ruler of Lithuania & Ruthenia
In the 13th century, at the crossroads of Ruthenia, Lithuania, and Poland, a dramatic struggle for…
Uhtred of Bamburgh: Heroic Defender of Durham
When King Malcolm II of Scotland set out for Durham in 1006, no one expected that…
Blot-Sweyn: Pagan Uprising and Blood Sacrifice in Sweden
At the end of the 11th century, Sweden witnessed a dramatic conflict between Christianity and paganism,…
Günther Prien. The Bull of Scapa Flow
Günther Prien made history as one of the most audacious U-boat commanders of World War II.…
U-47 in Scapa Flow: Royal Oak Tragedy
On the night of October 13th to 14th, 1939, the German U-Boat U-47 carried out one…
Mark Pattison: Melancholy of a 19th-Century Scholar
Mark Pattison, the nineteenth-century Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford, went down in history as the embodiment…
William Stead: Titanic, Prophecy, and Legacy
William Thomas Stead was a man who changed the face of British journalism, fought against child…