Paul Anthony Jones

The strange, salty, and sometimes surprising foods pirates survived on at sea.

Life in the Viking Age was more than raiding and warfare.

How an irritating acquaintance became shorthand for a computer glitch.

From rewinding VHS tapes to waiting for songs on the radio, the internet quietly wiped out these nostalgic daily experiences.

Where the phrase came from and what it really means.

Medieval taverns served much more than ale, with hearty everyday foods making up most of the menu.

The Tower of London was once home to lions, tigers, baboons, and yes—a polar bear whose presence caused city officials a fair amount of grief.

How accurate is Charles Dickens’s "A Tale of Two Cities"? See what the novel gets right about the French Revolution—and where it takes some liberties.