Geography provides a sense of place. What a country has, in terms of strategic location and natural resources, can determine its role in the world. See why geography matters in this collection of stories.
Norman Warne is an editor who first helps Beatrix with her books, and then becomes her romantic partner.
Ephialtes, a Greek traitor, leads Xerxes' army on a secret path around Thermopylae in order to surround and defeat the Greek army.
Japan is prone to earthquakes; a major quake hits on March 11, 2011 and causes a major tsunami and a failed nuclear reactor.
The Pilgrims try to worship freely in England before gathering in Amsterdam.
Germans force Jewish families to leave the Warsaw Ghetto on trains to a concentration camp.
A murder attempt on Admiral Gaspard de Coligny, leader of the Huguenots (Protestants), starts a massacre.
Evidence tends to suggest that crop circles are not always manmade, especially when they contain no footprints.
Photos taken early in 1944 show evidence of gas chambers before the Nazis try to tear down the buildings and leave.
As a sign of freedom, the colonies begin printing their own money.
The Romanov-family bodies remain in a shallow grave until 1979, when they are discovered by Geli Ryabov and Dr. Alexander Avdonin.
During the late hours of 16 July 1918, the Romanov family is awakened and told to go to the cellar of the Ipatiev House. It will be their last journey...
King Richard II tricks Wat Tyler and the King's men kill him.
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