Peter Kinney articles

King Henry IV of France was called “Henry the Great”, but this monarch certainly wasn’t good. This bloodthirsty, grade-A hedonist had the messiest personal life Europe had ever seen—the infamous Tudors included. Believe me: King Henry IV has secrets, and I’m here to expose them.

Situated on the Nile’s west bank opposite Luxor, Egypt’s Valley of the Kings took over from the pyramids as the pharaohs’ preferred location for the afterlife. The Valley is a timeless monument to the Ancient Egyptians’ complex vision of eternity.

Millions fought in WWII, but there was only one Jack Churchill. What did he do? What didn’t he do?

Not everything you learned in school deserves a gold star for accuracy. A few tales have been polished so many times they barely resemble reality anymore. Still, they’ve managed to settle into our shared history.

Right now, our solar system is hosting a guest from beyond. Astronomers call it 3I/ATLAS, and its size alone makes it a once-in-a-lifetime discovery for space science.

Astronauts may train for space like heroes, but their days also hold unpredictable mishaps and strangely human moments. NASA’s missions have many quirks, and some are as unforgettable as the view from orbit.

Known to the world as “Lawrence of Arabia”, TE Lawrence remains one of the most legendary figures in history—perhaps that’s there’s still so many questions about the man himself. To some, he was a daring archaeologist who proved to be a great friend to the Arab people during a time of political turmoil and war. But to others, Lawrence would go on to become an agent of the British Empire after betraying a cause he once would have done anything to defend.

In 2025, scientists completed the first-ever sequencing of the complete genome of an Ancient Egyptian.

New archaeological findings show that hunter-gatherers came ashore on the Mediterranean island of Malta about 8,500 years ago, challenging the traditional history of the settlement of the central Mediterranean.