Канал: Historical Anecdote

The Story of an Occupied Country

The Story of an Occupied Country

The Last Samurai was real

The Last Samurai was real

Why New Year’s day is in January

Why New Year’s day is in January

Why Christmas is on December 25th

Why Christmas is on December 25th

How Napoleon seized power

How Napoleon seized power

Napoleon wrote a romance novel

Napoleon wrote a romance novel

The National Schism

The National Schism

Why faithful Jews wail to a wall

Why faithful Jews wail to a wall

Cavalry vs Navy

Cavalry vs Navy

Why the Romans never conquered Germany

Why the Romans never conquered Germany

The coin that overthrew a King

The coin that overthrew a King

The train-monkey

The train-monkey

The true "Red Wedding"

The true "Red Wedding"

"Paris is well worth a mass"

"Paris is well worth a mass"

The incredible THEFT of the Mona Lisa

The incredible THEFT of the Mona Lisa

How tea changed Britain

How tea changed Britain

An atomic bomb on the Moon?

An atomic bomb on the Moon?

When the British beheaded their King

When the British beheaded their King

The final Greek victory (Greco-Persian war 5/5)

The final Greek victory (Greco-Persian war 5/5)

The miracle of Salamis (Greco-Persian war 4/5)

The miracle of Salamis (Greco-Persian war 4/5)

The 300 Spartans (Greco-Persian war 3/5)

The 300 Spartans (Greco-Persian war 3/5)

The origin of Athenian power (Greco-Persian war 2/5)

The origin of Athenian power (Greco-Persian war 2/5)

Marathon: a deadly run (Greco-Persian war 1/5)

Marathon: a deadly run (Greco-Persian war 1/5)

How the Knights Templars disappeared

How the Knights Templars disappeared

The Great Stink Crisis

The Great Stink Crisis

The War Hero

The War Hero

Safe-cracking the Manhattan project

Safe-cracking the Manhattan project

The wealth of Mansa Musa

The wealth of Mansa Musa

The Terracotta Army

The Terracotta Army

Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat

The Eiffel Tower was temporary

The Eiffel Tower was temporary