A favorite comfort food in Irish pubs and homes, the humble shepherd’s pie – a savory baked dish traditionally consisting of mutton or lamb topped with mashed potatoes – was first documented in Scotland in 1849. Its predecessor, the cottage pie (typically distinguished by using ground beef rather than ground lamb, though the two terms …
Julius Caesar and Cleopatra played significant roles in ancient history, and their relationship, while short-lived, had a significant impact on both their lives and the course of history. While they even allegedly produced a child together, theirs was a relationship forged primarily in their mutual need to grab and hold power in their individual domains. …
The classic story is that William Bonney, aka Billy the Kid, was shot by Sheriff Pat Garrett on the night of July 14th, 1881, at Fort Sumner in New Mexico. The 21-year-old Bonney had been on the run from Garrett since April, after escaping his jail in Lincoln County. But details of that official account …
Prehistory is, in the simplest sense, that part of history that occurred before written records. A culture that has not yet developed a system of writing cannot leave a written record of its history, leaving us only what we can discover and infer through archaeology or other indirect means. The names, places, and events of …
William the Conqueror, also known as William I, was a Norman Duke who became King of England after defeating the English army in the Battle of Hastings in 1066. William’s reign was marked by significant changes in the social, political, and economic structures of England. He introduced a feudal system of land ownership and centralized …
From Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, to Nietzsche the list of famous philosophers whose ideas have reverberated throughout history is vast. Philosophers played and continue to play an important role in society by providing new perspectives, questioning assumptions, and analyzing complex issues. They are responsible for exploring fundamental questions about reality, knowledge, ethics, and the nature …