Brian Boru: Did you mean...?

Artist's depiction of Brian Boru, High King of Ireland (r. 1002-1014 CE), who routed the Dublin Vikings at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014 CE but perished in this battle himself.

Ireland is an island country located in the North Atlantic, bounded by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St. George's Channel. It is known as Eire in the Gaelic language, which comes from the old Irish Eriu, the name of a...

Uncover the history of the witch hunts that swept through Europe and the American colonies from the 15th century until the 18th century CE. In the German town of Nördlingen in 1593 CE, innkeeper Maria...

Dig into how the infamous Salem Witch Trials began and why they remain a cautionary tale of the dangers of groupthink and scapegoating. You’ve been accused of a crime you did not commit...

Download a free audiobook version of "Devil in the White City" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed – Satan, the beast crunching sinners’ bones. Lucifer, the fallen...

In early Medieval Europe, a prime subject of frightening tales-come-true were the famously marauding and pillaging Vikings, spilling out of their dragon-headed longships in a state of bloodlust, thirsting for gold. With their...

A great deal has been written about why the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge, in Wiltshire, southern England, was constructed. Perhaps it was designed as a temple to the ancestors, an astronomical calendar, a healing centre...

A 16th century engraving depicting Strabo of Amasia, the Greek geographer and historian (c. 64 BCE - c. 24 CE). (Potraits from the Dibner Library of the History and Science of Technology)

Lugh (also Lug, Luga) was one of the most important Celtic gods, particularly in Ireland, and he represented the sun and light. Although originating as an all-wise and all-seeing deity, Lugh was later thought of as a historical figure...

Dig into Operation Paperclip, a secret intelligence program which brought scientists from Nazi Germany to the US after WWII. – In May of 1945 the Third Reich was in chaos. Adolf Hitler was dead...