One of the things I never wrapped my head around was how the Roman Republic managed to conquer the mighty city-states and kingdoms of Classical Greece... All the more reason to create a video about it ...

By Vince Bzdek What is most striking about Ken Burns’ extraordinary new PBS documentary on the American Revolution is how ...

He translated nearly 30 books, including novels by Georges Perec, a master of linguistic games, and Ismail Kadare.

Ending explained for The American Revolution episode 4. How losing Philadelphia, Saratoga’s victory, and Valley Forge set up ...

Seven foreign-born heroes helped win the American Revolution and shaped America’s fight for independence in ways history ...

The French government is trying to make the case that governments can call out foreign malign influence campaigns and protect ...

Burns and co-director Sarah Botstein discuss their six-part, 10-year labor of love, which finally makes it to PBS on6.

Amid plans to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial, many are asking whether or not the people really do rule, and whether the ...

It was the most prosaic of equipment for the grandest of heists: a ladder, propped right under the noses of French guards.

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