Tasting History on MSN1d
Hungarian Cauldron Goulash (Bográcsgulyás)
The development and history of goulash mirrors the history of Hungary in a really interesting way, and the story goes ...
Greek Reporter6d
Palaion Patron Germanos: A Misunderstood Hero of the Greek War of Independence
One of the most well-known paintings of the Greek War of Independence is by Theodoros Vryzakis, and depicts Palaion Patron ...
AlphaGalileo6h
Ottoman Empire’s religious ‘tolerance’ another form of control
An Osaka Metropolitan University historian has found that the Ottoman Empire’s seeming religious tolerance stemmed from suspicions of non-Muslim ...
East of Empire: partitioning of India and Palestine unleashed the violent conflict that continues today
How the bold, hopeful visions of self-determination in Britain’s eastern colonies curdled into a more militant nationalism by the end of the second world war.
The Christian Post on MSN4d
Travel: Visiting Turkey 1,700 years after the Nicene Creed was adopted
It s hard to imagine Christianity without the Nicene Creed Seventeen hundred years ago, what became the defining statement of ...
WBUR1d
This Turkish musician channels Ottomans and rock gods on the electric oud
Decades in the making, Mehmet Ali Sanlikol’s singular oud transforms centuries-old Turkish sounds and — when the urge strikes ...
chronicleonline.com6dOpinion
The Alien Enemies Act is being used to deport immigrants – but the 18th-century law has been invoked only during times of war
As President Donald Trump often promised during his 2024 presidential campaign, on March 15, 2025, he invoked an obscure 18th ...
Exchange Rates2d
The 200 Year Pound to Dollar Exchange Rate History - From $5 in 1800s to Today's $1.29
The 1800s saw the Pound Sterling to US Dollar (GBPUSD) exchange rate by and large maintain a rate of around $5 to every £1 with the notable deviations from the rate seen to be aligned with ...