Six hundred years ago a grisly witch hunt in the Simmental, a valley in canton Bern, was described in a book. This went on to ...

Filmmaker Fred Kudjo Kuwornu brings his documentary We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe ...

From Beowulf to Paul Keating, trolling has a long history. Social media, however, and Donald Trump, have taken things next ...

Historical texts, from official records to personal chronicles, are revealing how 16th-century weather shaped Transylvanian ...

Popularized by Austrian political economist Joseph Schumpeter in his 1942 book “Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy,” creative destruction is the natural tendency in capitalism to innovate as new, ...

Head to Switzerland’s second-largest city by train and take in its timeless charm – from scenic views to world-renowned ...

The Reformation split the Church into Catholic and Protestant factions, creating two roads to salvation - both of which claimed to be true. So it was very important to people that the Scottish state ...

Swiss businessman Jean-Henri Dunant was shocked by the paralysis of local authorities after the Battle of Solferino, and then was inspired to create an international humanitarian aid organization.

The Pyramid of Cestius is an ancient Roman pyramid in Rome, Italy, near the Porta San Paolo and the Protestant Cemetery.

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For generations, Switzerland has forged a reputation as a sanctuary for celebrities looking to escape the demands of fame.