The Solomonic Dynasty Reigns

Ethiopian history from the beginning.

The Ottoman army arrived in Vienna on 14 July and presented their ultimatum - surrender and receive mercy.

When Ottoman troops reached Vienna in 1683, the city could not call on its most experienced fighters and leaders from the Habsburg Frontier. This is why.

A staple of the horror genre, the story of Blood Countess is a Halloween staple. The truth, though, may show an entirely different monster at work.

It was in 1529 that the Ottomans, led by Suleiman the Magnificent, first reached Vienna.

The reign of King Milan is little known outside the Balkans, nor does the West know much, if anything, about the first royal assassination victims of the group that would evolve into the Black Hand

A look at the first genocide of the Twentieth Century.

In 1956, Twin Crises occurred simultaneously that brought the world sputtering to a near diplomatic halt. Last episode we discussed the Suez Crisis. This episode we will look at the other twin.

1956 brought the world Twin Crises, at the same moment, in Egypt and Hungary, a turning point in the Cold War.