Jonathan Gordon

Inside All About History 123: Learn how Eleanor of Aquitaine dodged assassination and kidnapping to become Queen of England.

Inside All About History 122: Discover what Tutankhamun, boy king of Egypt, was really like.

Inside All About History 121: How a series of tribes in Central America built a superpower of the age in the Aztec Empire

Reference An epidemiologist explains how Magic Johnson has survived HIV.

Inside All About History 119: Discover the conflict between the Tudor sisters that informed the reigns of Mary I and Elizabeth I of England

Inside All About History 119: Learn how and why this incredible ancient monument was built in Britain.

Inside All About History 118: Discover how the great sultans built a lasting dynasty that challenged the powers of medieval Europe.

Inside All About History 117: Uncover the origins of the Olympian deities and their impact on ancient greek culture.

reference Nero is one of the most infamous of Rome's emperors, known for his cruelty and narcissism, but he may not be the complete tyrant history remembers.

Inside All About History 116: Discover how a band of outlaws tried to build a nation in paradise.

reference King John sealed the Magna Carta, but is remembered as one of England's worst rulers and often depicted as the villain in stories like Robin Hood.

reference Boudica was queen of the Iceni tribe in England and led a revolt against the Roman Empire around 60 A.D., uniting many rival tribes.

Reference How did a mediocre artist without many social skills manage to become a murderous dictator? Here's a look at Hitler's early rise to power.

Reference Working out who invented the car is not as simple as you might think as the automobile we know today had a long journey to being created.

Reference Saladin was a Muslim leader who united his people to force the Crusaders out of Jerusalem in 1187, kickstarting the Third Crusade where he fought the forces of Richard the Lionheart.

Reference The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in the Territory of Hawaii devastated US naval power in the Pacific and precipitated America’s entry into World War II.

Reference A volcano is an opening in Earth's crust where magma breaks through and when erupting can rain down molten rock, ash and gases. There are several types of volcanoes.