Evelyn Stone

I cover people of the past, from rulers and rebels to everyday figures whose choices changed history in quiet or dramatic ways.

How Nikola Tesla’s restless mind lit up the age of electricity

How Nikola Tesla’s restless mind lit up the age of electricity

June 5, 2026

How Tycho Brahe’s strange life and careful eyes prepared the way for modern astronomy

How Tycho Brahe’s strange life and careful eyes prepared the way for modern astronomy

June 4, 2026

Ibn Battuta and the art of long journeys: what a medieval traveler can still teach us

Ibn Battuta and the art of long journeys: what a medieval traveler can still teach us

June 3, 2026

How Genghis Khan built an empire from scattered tribes and why his legacy is still contested

How Genghis Khan built an empire from scattered tribes and why his legacy is still contested

June 2, 2026

How Joan of Arc used belief, courage and mistakes to change a kingdom

How Joan of Arc used belief, courage and mistakes to change a kingdom

June 1, 2026

Al-Jazari and the ingenious machines of the medieval Islamic world

Al-Jazari and the ingenious machines of the medieval Islamic world

May 30, 2026

Frederick Douglass and the power of telling your own story

Frederick Douglass and the power of telling your own story

May 28, 2026

Ada Lovelace and the first idea of computer programming

Ada Lovelace and the first idea of computer programming

May 28, 2026

How Mansa Musa’s legendary journey reshaped West Africa and the wider world

How Mansa Musa’s legendary journey reshaped West Africa and the wider world

May 28, 2026

Ashoka the Great and how a violent conqueror became a reluctant reformer

Ashoka the Great and how a violent conqueror became a reluctant reformer

May 28, 2026

How Nikola Tesla’s restless mind lit up the age of electricity

How Nikola Tesla’s restless mind lit up the age of electricity

June 5, 2026

Ibn Battuta and the art of long journeys: what a medieval traveler can still teach us

Ibn Battuta and the art of long journeys: what a medieval traveler can still teach us

June 3, 2026

How Genghis Khan built an empire from scattered tribes and why his legacy is still contested

How Genghis Khan built an empire from scattered tribes and why his legacy is still contested

June 2, 2026

How Joan of Arc used belief, courage and mistakes to change a kingdom

How Joan of Arc used belief, courage and mistakes to change a kingdom

June 1, 2026

Al-Jazari and the ingenious machines of the medieval Islamic world

Al-Jazari and the ingenious machines of the medieval Islamic world

May 30, 2026

How Tycho Brahe’s strange life and careful eyes prepared the way for modern astronomy

How Tycho Brahe’s strange life and careful eyes prepared the way for modern astronomy

June 4, 2026

Frederick Douglass and the power of telling your own story

Frederick Douglass and the power of telling your own story

May 28, 2026

Ada Lovelace and the first idea of computer programming

Ada Lovelace and the first idea of computer programming

May 28, 2026

How Mansa Musa’s legendary journey reshaped West Africa and the wider world

How Mansa Musa’s legendary journey reshaped West Africa and the wider world

May 28, 2026

Ashoka the Great and how a violent conqueror became a reluctant reformer

Ashoka the Great and how a violent conqueror became a reluctant reformer

May 28, 2026