Read Short History / Historical Stories
listed below in order of the date they were published, with new stories first.
Royalty is history's common denominator. Through it we connect with the past. But royalty is also a characteristic. At heart, we are all spiritual royalty.
This story is about a woman who is reflectinf on her life and times as a young German girl during WWII. She's coming to terms with the horrors she was surrounded with
The Renaissance King Gustav Vasa was adventurous, angry, impulsive, emotional, vain and ambitious. And his efforts in strengthening Sweden we feel to this day.
Short reminder of what the Renaissance was: the age of discovery.
England during the time of the Medieval Era, there were many witch burnings and stories about witches.
Charles E.J. Moulton examines Kalmar Castle’s ghosts.
A small piece about Queen Anne Boleyn (Henry VIII's 2nd wife) from the point of view of her sister-in-law.
Diletta, in 1271, ended her life burned at the stake as a witch, in the square main Montona in Istria. The story is mysterious, because it was the same husband who...
Two Roman soldiers sail across the Mediterranean Sea to visit two officials from Carthage, who are stunned by the Roman lack of tact.
Deirrdre is a rich 19th century London wife. Waiting for her wealthy husband, she wonders where he is again. He comes home and reveals a dark secret.
As Princess Belinda celebrates, she knows the witch is returning. Still, she parties on. When the witch arrives, everything changes.