World History

Friday, April 20, 2018

Asian History

Jose Rizal: National Hero of the Philippines: The Life of a Filipino Writer and Revolutionist

History Bot - April 15, 2018

General

Who Discovered Australia?: Did The Dutch or Portuguese Arrive in Australia First?

General

The Chavacano or Zamboanga Language: Spanish-Based Creole Tongue of the Philippines, a Part of Culture

Asian History

The U.S. Was Involved in Vietnam Before There Was a Vietnam

General

The History of Silk Production: Silk Stands the Test of Time

American History

Gerrit Smith, the Philanthropist Who Helped End Slavery

History Bot - July 4, 2017

Gerrit Smith was perhaps the most important American abolitionist. However, he is largely forgotten except by those who are serious students of the antebellum...

The Soviet Union by Political and Economic Anecdotes

March 22, 2018

Women in the Ancient Mediterranean World

June 1, 2017

Wild Bunch – The Hunt for the Great Northern Train Robbers

May 21, 2017

Formation of the Red Army Cavalry

May 23, 2017

Ancient History

Ancient Greece

Was the philosopher Socrates of Athens a hero?

Ancient History

The Etruscan Empire: Exploring Their Origins, Expansion and Characteristics

Ancient History

Philip V The Final Years

American History

The Great American Plains

Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, part 2

WH - May 21, 2017

From that time on, Man and Woman created the eternal triangle. It was no different in the early 1800s, nor for prospective missionaries or...

The Reconstruction Amendments to the U.S. Constitution

June 26, 2017

The Decline of Iron Smelting

August 13, 2017

European History

European History

Berwick Bridge: Raising the Money

WH - June 16, 2017

The second of five articles on the building of Berwick Bridge covers the town's attempts to raise the required capital Hopes of building a...

Silbury Hill: Ancient Mound of Mystery

May 29, 2017

Pen-y-Fal: The Notorious Victorian Madhouse

July 2, 2017

Joran Van Der Sloot: A Serial Killer in Aruba and Peru

American History WH - May 27, 2017

Van Der Sloot’s chilling self description gives us some insight into the mind of the murderer. He’s like a snake trying to hide beneath...

Life in a Peasant Household in Medieval Times

Medieval History WH - June 6, 2017

The medieval peasant is often believed to have led an idyllic existence, with a healthy country lifestyle, hearty food, and his own house and...

United States Presidents from Tennessee

American History History Bot - July 17, 2017

Three men from the State of Tennessee have served as President of the United States. Get a brief overview of who they were, when...

The Life of James Madison

American History History Bot - August 7, 2017

Born in 1751, James Madison, the fourth President of the United States was brought up in Orange County, Virginia. As a young man, Madison studied...

Russia

Russian History

Joseph Nye – Peter the Great’s Master Shipbuilder

History Bot - June 18, 2017

Russian History

Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna

WH - May 23, 2017

Russian History

Russian Political History

Cathy Anne Smith - July 7, 2017

Military

Military History

Life in the trenches during World War I

Robert McRoberts - March 26, 2018

The Russian Civil War 1917-1922

Baratovs Corps Combat Record

WH - May 23, 2017

Military History

Indian Wars and the Year of George Custer: The Offensive of 1876

WH - May 24, 2017

Old West

This Wild Wild West

Newspapers of the Old West

WH - May 21, 2017

This Wild Wild West

Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch

WH - May 21, 2017

This Wild Wild West

Wild Bunch – The Hunt for the Great Northern Train Robbers

WH - May 21, 2017

WW II

WW II History

Monty and Patton: Unfriendly Allies

WH - May 24, 2017

WW II History

The German Invasion and Occupation of Greece, 1941- 44

WH - May 24, 2017

WW II History

A Unique American Fighter Aircraft: The Vought F4U Corsair

WH - May 24, 2017

Asia

Asian History

Cambodia’s 9 Most Important Public Holiday Celebrations

Robert McRoberts - March 8, 2018

Asian History

History of the Spanish Language in the Philippines

WH - May 24, 2017

Asian History

The U.S. Was Involved in Vietnam Before There Was a Vietnam

History Bot - April 15, 2018

What Others Are Reading

Law Enforcement in Frontier Los Angeles

American History History Bot - July 5, 2017

Law Enforcement in an era when Judges slung shotguns over their shoulders and the jurors would have bowie knives hanging from their belts. New Spain...

The Unsinkable “Ghost” of Molly Brown

American History WH - June 9, 2017

She's a leading player in the Titanic legacy, the indomitable rich (though rough-around-the-edges) lady who tried to save others. Does her ghost sill...

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia

Russian History WH - May 23, 2017

Weak or stubborn? Whatever Tsar Nicholas II's most serious flaw, it proved fatal to the Romanov dynasty and the monarchy of the Russian...

Philip Curtin: The Image of Africa

History Book Reviews History Books Bot - June 28, 2017

During the late 18th and 19th centuries, an African image developed in Europe based on the reports of explorers and the biases of the...

The Significance of the Hill-Fort: Military

Ancient British History WH - May 29, 2017

Dotting the landscape of late Bronze Age and Iron Age Britain were the hill-forts, those bastions of defense, commerce, and society that helped define...

Medieval History

Medieval History

Why the Protestant Reformation Succeeded

WH - May 25, 2017

The “success” of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th Century may be a relative concept. The Reformation is generally associated with Martin Luther and...

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