In quiet corners of China, a growing community is forging a deep, almost personal connection with history. Known as “history fangirls”, they visit the museums and mausoleums, write books about them ...

In his book With, author Skye Jethani describes the mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Italy: Fifteen hundred years ago, the emperor of Rome built a tomb for his beloved sister. The small building was ...