July 11, 2016

THE SPANISH INQUISITION!

CONTENT WARNING: this article contains commentary on religion, and includes disturbing descriptions of torture and death. The Spanish Inquisition 1478-1834 The Spanish Inquisition was a Judicial […]
January 6, 2015

THE GOLDEN AGE OF PIRACY (Part Two)

The Golden Age of Piracy: 1650-1740 Ahoy! Last time on Epik Fails of History, in The Golden Age of Piracy (Part One), I dispelled some persistent piratical myths, […]
May 21, 2014

The War of … Jenkins’ Ear?!

The War of Jenkins’ Ear 1739-1748 The War for Jenkins’ Ear was a conflict as absurd as it sounds. To sum it up – this entire […]