The Norsemen that we call Vikings in the modern parlance ranged across much of Scandinavia…
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We all love history and here are a host of history lists to prove it. Get your history knowledge in the form of top 10 lists, it is easier on the stomach.
The Crusades, ostensibly, were a series of armed expeditions launched by Christian states against Muslim…
The Romans created one of the greatest empires of all time, combining military might with an extensive range of technological…
In past TopTenz lists of badass women, we’ve often featured exclusively those that were in…
As the COVID-19 continues to grab most headlines these days, it’s a safe bet we’re…
Most of us in the Western World aren’t as familiar with the history of other…
When fate hasn’t dealt you the best hand in life, it’s easier to complain than…
For most of us, the idea of pretending to be someone else day in and…
If all you know about dinosaurs comes from Jurassic Park and Jurassic World you’d be…
Last year, we dug up some of the forgotten skeletons buried deep in America’s closet by examining 10…
In the midst of the coronavirus scare, the world may be looking at yet another…
North Americans tend to generalize when considering the native tribes that once populated the continent.…
The chief advantage of the submarine in warfare is stealth. Their ability to approach a…
Here’s a secret about architectural disasters: well-made structures don’t simply fall apart for no reason.…
The death toll from it has yet to reach 100, but an outbreak of swine…
Given how many humans have existed in the world and how many events and incidents,…
Although fashion trends come and go, a constant thread can be found in the hazardous…
We discover new things about the ancient world every day and yet, many of these…
World War II started off with the Nazis pretty much wanting to control the whole…
Warships first developed as a means of delivering armies to areas of combat. Over the…
Modern-day Spain is a largely peaceful, reasonably prosperous nation that rarely finds itself embroiled in…
Pretty much every culture has its folk heroes and legends, and almost all of their…
If you keep swapping out the old planks of a ship for newer ones, at…
We know what impressive armies Ancient Rome could field, as brutally treated as the troops…