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A conversation between David Silverman and Aquinnah Wampanoag tribal elder David Vanderhoop around the myth of Thanksgiving and how it fits into broader misconceptions of our country and its Indigenous history. Originally presented as...

David Ingram was an Elizabethan explorer who famously walked over 3500 miles from Veracruz to New Brunswick in 1568-9. In 1567, Ingram had sailed down the Thames on the flagship Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603) had loaned John...

Robert II of Scotland ruled as king from 1371 to 1390. Born Robert Stewart, he succeeded the heirless David II of Scotland (r. 1329-1371) and so founded the royal house of Stewart. Dividing Scottish estates between his many offspring, Robert...

Tamar was the queen of Georgia from 1184 to 1213 CE. She is considered one of the greatest of medieval Georgia's monarchs, and she presided over its greatest territorial expansion, taking advantage of the decline of other major powers in...

The Philistines populated the coastal regions of Canaan from the 12th century BCE to their disappearance in 604 BCE. The word "Philistine" derives from the Hebrew ha-Plištim for the combination of several tribes of Syria and Judea with the...

Edinburgh Castle, towering atop Castle Rock, has served Scotland for centuries, at one time or another acting as a fortress, royal residence, seat of government, armoury, and prison. The scene of countless sieges, royal births and deaths...

A painting by Caravaggio (1571-1610 CE) of David, the future king of Israel, with the head of the giant Goliath whom he slew with a sling stone. (Galleria Borghese, Rome)

The marble statue of the biblical figure King David by Michelangelo, 1501-1504 CE. The figure is much larger than life size, around 5.20 metres (17 feet) tall. (Academia Gallery, Florence)

A medieval fresco of the Georgian King David IV (r. 1089-1125 CE) from Gelati Monastery.

Tomb of the king David IV of Georgia (r. 1089-1125 CE) at the monastery of Gelati.