Explore the legendary defenses that protected an empire for centuries—and the dramatic siege that brought them down. This ...

Prussia was undoubtedly one of the most important actors in Europe’s Early- and Late Modern periods. It has a fascinating history and geographically and politically, up until the early 18th century, ...

By Garo Gumusyan (Notes from the book Istanbul Islands, published in 1962 – quite old, but when it comes to history, does it ...