In 1221 on the plains of current-day Turkmenistan lay the city of Merv. The town faced a Mongol besiegement under one of ...

The event included a scientific workshop and a round table dedicated to the study of new archival documents and artifacts reflecting the foreign policy relations of the Kazakh Khanate of the XV-XVII ...

After the Ottoman's defeat the Serbian Lazar at the 1389 Battle of Kosovo, their new Sultan Bayezid I continued their ...

Documentaries and historical dramas offer those who witnessed major events firsthand the opportunity to see familiar times through new perspectives, enriched by archival materials that weren’t ...

In Istanbul, Janina Ramirez discovers how the ornate ceramics known as Iznik tiles hold the key to a forgotten golden age of Turkish art. In the nearby town of Iznik, she learns how the secret ...

After using its influence to pressure Hamas into accepting Trump's plan, Ankara seeks to reap benefits and boost its efforts ...

Opal Lee, who's known as the grandmother of Juneteenth, is photographed for a celebration to commemorate the opening of her new house at Historic Southside in Fort Worth on Friday, June 14, 2024. Lee ...

Posh's new doc is full of bombshells and candid revelations OVER the years Victoria Beckham and husband David have built up an impressive £111m property empire. Fans will be thrilled to hear that ...

When the team behind Full Court Press renovated the former Fong’s location in downtown Des Moines after flood damage, they discovered an interesting historic artifact. Under the flooring, the original ...

Upstate History Documentaries is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung ...

Archaeologists discovered a silver amulet containing an 18-line text showing the oldest known devotion to Christianity north of the Alps. Computer technology helped unravel the mystery of the text ...

The Burke-Gilman Trail is about 20 miles, but the road to becoming a Seattle transportation icon is vastly longer. “From Rails to Trails,” a new PBS documentary narrated by Edward Norton premiering ...