The Plague of Black Death was a pandemic illness that struck and killed more than 20 million people in Europe during the 1300s. This map shows how the plague spread across Europe — with much of ...

but much of present-day Europe is based on the lines drawn following the conflict sparked by Princip's bullet. (Pull cursor to the right from 1914 to see 1914 map and to the left from 2014 to see ...

how Norse scholars today view the Vinland Map, and more. NOVA: What did the Vikings actually do in their attacks into Europe? Fitzhugh: Well, the attacks were very diverse. One misconception we ...

In the late 18th century, Poland disappeared from the political map of Europe and didn’t return until over a century later. But is the map the territory? Where was Poland when it wasn’t there? Culture ...

1300s Origin of "slave" It is thought that the word "slave" derives from the word Slav: prisoners from Slavonic tribes of southeastern Europe captured ... Nevertheless, he maps a hierarchical ...

At the height of the Cold War in the 1950s, as the fear of nuclear Armageddon hung over American and Soviet citizens, ...

Edited by Martin Heale, Senior Lecturer in Late Medieval History, University of Liverpool High ecclesiastical office in the Middle Ages inevitably brought power, wealth and patronage. The essays in ...

A massive floodwave moving across Central Europe was threatening new areas and raising concerns among residents and leaders ...

MAPS: Where are the worst-hit areas? ANALYSIS: How floods caught Germany by surprise PICTURES: Floods kill dozens in western Europe WITNESSES ... Ahrweiler say up to 1,300 people are unaccounted ...

Do you want to take your family to Europe but feel overwhelmed even thinking about planning it? In my comprehensive family ...

By Austyn Gaffney Floodwaters surged across Central Europe this week, inundating entire towns and transit systems with a rippling layer of murky brown water. More than 20 people have been killed ...

MOSCOW - Russian forces have begun a significant counter offensive against Ukrainian troops who smashed their way into ...