A secret map of Ireland's coastline played a crucial role in taking down a powerful alliance of pirates that had based itself in the southwest of Ireland in the 17th century.

There's a long and contentious history of US interest in the Arctic island, but it seems to have entered a new phase under ...

Over the past four centuries, the United States has undergone a dramatic transformation, with vast stretches of forestland giving way to agriculture, urban development, and industry. Once covering ...

The geographical area is restricted to what is known as all of County Waterford and part of south County Kilkenny ...

The historical journey of Cetinje began in 1482 when the ruler of Montenegro, Ivan Crnojević, built a fortress in a valley nestled between rugged mountains. Shortly ...

Amid rising water levels, some of the country's oldest and most valuable historical artifacts are at risk of being lost ...

Throughout the history of Homo sapiens we see violence brutally inflicted by the powerful as against the powerless. History also exposes the greed and dominating nature of humans that shows no ...

Through the efforts of its outward-looking people and its seafaring traditions over the centuries, Derry has managed to extend its influence far across the globe. Its strategic position on the cusp of ...

Bar is full of olive trees – at around 100,000 there are twice as many of them as there are people. They grow wild in every ...

I mean, in some ways, I’m also minded to think about the last period of European imperialism in Asia and Africa ... I mean, these are ideas that go back to the 17th century in North American history.