The Carpathians stretch from Slovakia through Poland, Ukraine and Romania in a “dark ring” or “magnificent horseshoe” some ...

Across the rest of Europe, many strange effects of the cold ... in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. It has been updated.

If you're a history lover, much of Europe's art, architecture and cultural treasures offers the chance to immerse yourself in another time period. Instead of reading about pivotal, history-making ...

Dr. Stanley-Becker is a national security reporter at The Washington Post and the author of the forthcoming book “Europe Without Borders: A History.” When I crossed a bridge spanning the Rhine ...