Queen Arawelo

The Post's new Retropolis columnist, Petula Dvorak, introduces herself and reintroduces you to what can be uncovered with a good look at history. Petula shares her Retropolis column "The presidential inauguration that made everyone sick" about the aftermath of James Buchanan’s in ...  عرض المزيد

On Christmas Eve in 1968, the Apollo 8 astronauts captured an image that symbolizes hope and inspired environmentalism. 

En sus primeros años de vida los niños quedaban al cuidado de las mujeres de la casa, dedicados a toda clase de juegos. En la tradicional sociedad griega se valoraba más tener un hijo que una hija; el varón estaba mejor considerado porque se pensaba que podría ayudar a la economí ...  عرض المزيد

Uniquely in the ancient world, women from Sparta had extraordinary rights and freedom. Relatively speaking. They were educated: they learnt to dance, sing, recite poetry and to keep fit, in a regime where physical beauty and feminine strength were prized. They were not expected t ...  عرض المزيد

On one of the upper branches of the Congo river lived an ancient and aristocratic family of hippopotamuses, which boasted a pedigree dating back beyond the the existence of mankind—far into the dim ages when the world was new. We continue the story of a young hippo as he goes on ...  عرض المزيد

Around 80 thousand women and girls volunteered to join the Women's Land Army during the Second World War. They helped provide vital food supplies to a country under siege. Kirsty Reid has spoken to Mona McLeod who was just 17 years old when she started working 6 days a week on a ...  عرض المزيد