Learn what Eurovision is, how the famous song contest works, and why the annual global music competition has become a pop culture phenomenon.

Explore the 1930 killer fog in Belgium’s Meuse Valley—one of Europe’s deadliest air pollution disasters—and what caused the tragic smog event.

The Tollund Man and Grauballe Man are two of Denmark's most famous 'bog bodies,' preserved for over 2,000 years in peat bogs. Thought to have died in ritual sacrifices, they bridge archaeology and mystery. Their remarkably lifelike faces, skin and body pa...

Explore the evolution of European flutes—from Renaissance woodwinds to Boehm’s brilliant silver—through 17 historic instruments that shaped music history.

Joan of Arc was on a mission from God, during her siege of Orleans. However, nothing could have prepared Joan for being captured and sold out to the English. As Bishop Pierre Cauchon was determined to prove the inaccuracy of her visions and her motivation...

The Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, with an estimated death toll between 4.5 and 8 million.

Vlad Tepes, Vlad the Impaler, the real life Dracula, is surrounded by folklore, mystery, and myth. Even during his time the stories about his famed impalings traveled all around Europe. In his home country, he is hailed as a hero who stopped the Ottoman a...

The chalumeau is a woodwind instrument, considered a precursor to the modern clarinet. It first appeared in Europe around the 17th century, with origins possibly tracing back to earlier folk instruments.

Hot Men Dance Male Revue Theatre . The biggest male revue theatre in Europe!

Join Stephan Wolohojian, John Pope-Hennessy Curator in Charge of the Department of European Paintings, and Caroline Campbell, Director (An Stiúrthóir) of the National Gallery of Ireland, to virtually explore Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350.

Join curator David Pullins as he discusses the rise of the French Academy, the Salon, and the role of women artists in 18th century France, featuring works now on view in the renovated and reinstalled European Paintings galleries at The Met, Look Again: E...

The funniest examples of medieval European paintings where the artist had clearly never seen the animal before.

We gave Americans a selection of school lunches from around Europe to see what they think of what some of other countries eat for lunch at school!

The British Overseas Territory of 🇬🇮Gibraltar has a language like no other. Llanito (or Yanito) tells the story of this unique territory's history at the gateway to the Mediterranean Sea.

Extra History takes you on a journey into the depths of secret societies. Starting with The Cult of Mithras which would later come to define other secret societies with their mysterious rituals, initiation rites, rank systems, and whispers of magic that s...