The invasions of the mysterious “Sea Peoples” have long been regarded as the principal cause of the Late Bronze Age collapse around 1200 BC.

Today, almost every movie produced in the United States includes the disclaimer, “This film is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.” Surprisingly, this disclaimer stems from a lawsuit filed against MGM Studios in 1932, brought by none other than Felix Yusupov, the aristocratic murderer of Grigori […]

A full translation of Xi's speech and notes on Beijing’s reading of Sun’s legacy, national reunification and rejuvenation

What I learned from a truly eccentric historian

An interview with Alexis D'Herouville on his ancestor, Tocqueville