At the University of Leeds, J.R.R. Tolkien founded the Viking Club, known for poetry and enthusiastic drinking
How a bit of nutmeg, cinnamon, and black pepper set off bloody conflicts and discovery of the New World
Families of Titanic’s musicians were billed the cost of uniforms after the ship’s sinking
The Amazing Colditz Glider: A makeshift plane made by daring British prisoners during WWII to escape to freedom
There is a theory that the city of Troy was located in England and the Trojan War was fought between groups of Celts
Prague Castle has been crowned the largest ancient castle in the world
Hollywood’s Veterans: The beloved surviving stars of the Golden Age
A Dutch resistance leader, caught by Nazis, threw himself out a window while tied to a chair
His knowledge of rare beetles saved a priest-scientist from the guillotine during the French Revolution
Eric of Pomerania: The king who became a pirate after he lost the throne
