George Mason University Political Scientist Jack Goldstone joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about ...

Last week we have seen Prussia shock the European theatre under Frederick the Great. As he passed away childless, his nephew, ...

Seeking a mandate from the French people for his policies, Louis XVI convened the Estates General. Events soon outran the king’s intentions.

In a matter of minutes, thieves climbed a ladder and smashed display cases before fleeing the scene with eight valuable artifacts. The jewels had been housed just 270 yards from the “Mona Lisa” A ...

"Eat the Rich": the quote is said to date back to the French Revolution. More than 250 years later, punk bands revived it.