Historical Insights

Edinburgh Castle: A Symbol of Scotland’s Resilience and Royalty Edinburgh Castle sits proudly overlooking the city on Castle Rock, one of the most recognizable features in the Scottish landscape. It’s vast and intricate history goes all the way back to the first settlements founded there and includes it’s use as a royal palace and a […]

The Unbeaten Alexander The Great: From Greece to India In the pages of history, we read about the life of Alexander the Great, a man of unmatched ambition and intellect who transformed the ancient world. He developed an empire that loomed from India to Greece and, remarkably, never seemed to lose hope. However, for such

Why Are So Many Historical Sites Buried Underground? Have you ever thought about how an ancient city or even temple once thrived with life but is now hidden underground instead? The reason for this lies within the natural forces and activities of humans themselves which lead to the underground being a treasure box filled with

Why Did Scotland Convert From Catholicism to Protestantism So Fast? The 16th century was a vital period for Scotland as it underwent one of the most rapid and extensive moves towards reformation. Scotland which used to be a highly Catholic dominated nation turned to Protestantism within a few decades. Such an evolution wasn’t just coincidental,

Why It Was Called the Golden Age of Islam? The Muslim “Golden Age,” covering a time period from the 8th through the 13th century, is the term that is often used in regard to a time of great achievement in culture, science, and civilization within the Muslim world. It happened during the Abbasid era and

The Secrets of Babylon in Ancient Mesopotamia (Present-Day Iraq) How would you feel if you resided in the center of human civilization, even in ancient times? The people of ancient Mesopotamia, bearing the title of the “Cradle of Civilization,” knew how the ancient world was built. The area features significant advances in civilization and culture

The History of Vikings and How They Went Extinct We have all heard about the mighty Vikings in our lifetime. We may know them for their brutality, anger, fighting, etc., but they were not just some brainless animals who would raid villages and kill and loot people. The history of Vikings goes so far; we

The Moment Napoleon Lost His Empire: The French Invasion of Russia We all heard a little about Napoleon from here and there. Most of you would recognize the name from a famous movie called Napoleon (2023). In the movie, Napoleon was played by Joaquin Phoenix. To be completely honest, I hated it. That movie showed

From Constantinople to Istanbul: The Fall of The Byzantine Empire There was a period in the past when many of us loved many of the empires, ranging from the Romans to the Ottomans. I don’t know about you, but I was and still am. Because of this, allow me to make an important point. I