The medieval Mongol archive, dating from the 13th century, had a profound influence on French maps and exploration.

Genghis Khan wasn’t just the founder of the Mongol Empire—he may have left behind one of the biggest genetic legacies in ...

The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Mongol history continues with a video exploring how the Mongols fought and defended against other Mongols. Building on previous ...

When I was young, I never liked history in school. It was always a dry topic, capped off by having to remember a string of names and dates of things that I wasn’t interested in anyway.

The Conqueror of the World Early Life and Ascendancy Alexander III of Macedon, known as Alexander the Great, was born in 356 ...

Insects have long held an esteemed status in Asian cultures. Here’s how one particularly boisterous insect species is rumored to have altered the course of Asian history.

Gengis Khan was the king of the Mongol Empire who united the Mongol Tribes and built the largest empire in Asia and Europe. Alexander was the king of the Macedonian Empire and was the great military ...

In this new limited series, Real Wives of Dictators, we're finding out all about the women behind, or alongside, some of ...

Attila the Hun, known as the 'Scourge of God', is considered to be the most brutal ruler of all time. Attila ruled the Hun ...

Mongol troops may have spread the infection ... At the time, it was the worst natural disaster in European history. It is estimated that in England alone the population of five to six million ...

Green et al, Plague history, Mongol history, and the processes of focalisation leading up to the Black Death: a response to Brack et al., Medical History (2025). DOI: 10.1017/mdh.2024.29 ...