HistoryOn September 17, 1948, UN mediator Folke Bernadotte was shot dead in Jerusalem. Here is the dramatic story of the murder of one of Sweden's most prominent diplomats.

HistoryFor decades, the two parties, the Hats and the Caps, had pursued a policy that had completely ruined the country, but their corrupt reign was to come to an abrupt end when the new king, Gustav III, who was only 26 years old, staged a well-directed revolution.

HistoryFor three years, researchers from Lund University have been traveling in reconstructed Viking ships to explore up close how the Norse actually traveled.

HistoryIn US history, war of aggression has been the rule, not the exception.

HistoryPreviously unknown medieval texts about the legendary adventures of the British folk hero were found in an unexpected place.

HistoryAble to travel long distances on the high seas even thousands of years ago, according to new simulation tests.

HistoryThe presence of the Norse has marked the world's largest island for more than a thousand years - and the early Norse Greenlanders would also make their way to America.

HistoryMeet the Swedish count who put his life on the line for small nations against larger foes.