David Kindy

Dave Kindy is a freelancer in Plymouth, Massachusetts who writes about history and other topics for HISTORY.com, Smithsonian magazine, National Geographic, The Washington Post and other outlets. He is currently writing a nonfiction book about World War II.

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Side view portrait of Thomas Cromwell seated, wearing Tudor garb, oil painting by Hans Holbein the Younger

European History

Thomas Cromwell: Henry VIII’s Reformer—and Hatchet Man

The Tudor king's most trusted adviser, who ushered in the English Reformation, was known as a brilliant politician and brutal enforcer.

Old engraved illustration of death of gladiator Spartacus

How Spartacus Led a Slave Revolt That Shook the Roman Republic

The gladiator led an army of escaped slaves against Roman troops.

L: Portrait of Isaac Murphy in jockey uniform; C: James Winkfield; R: jockey Jimmy Lee

When Black Jockeys Dominated American Horse Racing

African American riders won 15 of the first 28 Kentucky Derbies.