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Medieval History

The Medieval Book of Hours: A Devotional Text in the Middle...

WH - May 25, 2017

Each Book of Hours, because it was created individually, was unique. A simple Book of Hours, for example, belonging to a monk or nun...

Matthew Flinders, Circumnavigator of the Australian Continent

August 29, 2018

Otho: Roman Emperor for Three Months

June 27, 2017

The Women’s Civil War

November 20, 2018

War of 1812: Battle of Sackett’s Harbor, May 29, 1813

May 27, 2017

Ancient History

Ancient History

The Greatest Ancient Generals of All Time

Ancient History

The Mysterious Minoans

Ancient Greece

Mythical Creatures: The Alluring Sirens

American History

American History

Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court Case, 1896

History Bot - July 27, 2017

The ruling on this Supreme Court case determined that racial segregation was constitutional because races and different races' facilities were "separate but equal." During the...

Credit Card History

August 14, 2017

Old West Female Outlaws – Women’s Roles in the West

May 22, 2017

European History

European History

Who Were the Spanish Conquistadors?

Kathy Warnes - September 1, 2018

Spain was once an immensely powerful empire with interests in the New World. The Spanish conquistadors were mainly explorers and soldiers. In the 1500s Spain...

The Medieval World and Faith

August 13, 2018

Jewish Revenge Against Germans in Nazi Europe

March 23, 2018

First Woman Executed in the Electric Chair

American History History Bot - August 6, 2017

On March 20, 1899, Martha Place earned her place among the infamous by becoming the first woman executed in the electric chair. Martha Place was...

War of 1812: The Battle of Chippawa, July 5, 1814

American History WH - May 21, 2017

During the fall of 1813, General James Wilkinson ordered an invasion of Canada to capture Montreal. His campaign failed when his armies were defeated...

Casualties of World War I

Military History Robert McRoberts - March 6, 2018

There is no question that the Great War - later to become known as World War One - was the most violent. Bloodiest conflicts...

Komsomol, The Communist Youth League of the Soviet Union

Russian History WH - May 23, 2017

Komsomol, the Communist Youth League of the Soviet Union, recruited children into communism, even starting the success of oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Before the Soviet Union...

Russia

Russian History

People of the Ballet Russes

Anastasia Timofeeva - November 22, 2018

Russian History

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia

WH - May 23, 2017

Russian History

Peasant Houses in Russian History

Anastasia Timofeeva - November 24, 2018

Military

Military History

The 19th Century Carlist Wars of Spain

History Bot - July 3, 2017

Military History

Harpers Ferry Model 1803 – The US Army’s First Rifle

WH - May 29, 2017

The Russian Civil War 1917-1922

The Siberian White Army 1918-1923

WH - May 23, 2017

Old West

This Wild Wild West

James Ohio Pattie – Fur Trader, Mountain Man, and Explorer

Beth Gibson - November 10, 2018

This Wild Wild West

Wild Bunch – The Ice Wagon Affair

WH - May 21, 2017

This Wild Wild West

Hank Vaughan, Oregon Rustler

WH - May 21, 2017

WW II

WW II History

Swedish Neutrality in World War II: Fact or Fiction?

Robert McRoberts - July 29, 2018

WW II History

Bergen-Belsen: Hell on Earth

WH - May 24, 2017

WW II History

The German Invasion and Occupation of Greece, 1941- 44

WH - May 24, 2017

Asia

Asian History

Direct and Indirect Rule in Southeast Asia: Definitions and Significance of Colonialist Ruling Methods

History Bot - August 15, 2018

Asian History

Imelda Marcos’s Obsessions: Marcos’s Desires for Beauty and Power

History Bot - May 4, 2018

Asian History

The Cawnpore Massacre 1857

Jihan Wu - September 10, 2018

What Others Are Reading

Lost Atlantis

Ancient History History Bot - June 27, 2017

The legend of the city of Atlantis has spellbound many throughout the ages. A combination of fact and interpretation sheds light upon this ancient...

Hypatia: Pagan Philosopher of Alexandria, Victim of Christian Violence

Medieval History WH - May 25, 2017

Hypatia is something of a footnote in history-most noted for her violent death at the hands of a saint’s mob of thugs. But since...

Discovery of the Sutton Hoo Ship Burial

Archaeology WH - May 27, 2017

As war loomed in the summer of 1939 archaeologists uncovered Britain's richest Anglo-Saxon ship burial in the Suffolk countryside. Sutton Hoo lies on an...

Is There a President in the House? – Part 8

Presidential History © John S. Cooper John S. Cooper - November 8, 2018

Richard Nixon served in Congress for less than six years. His short career there made him a national figure and catapulted him into national...

St. Cyril of Alexandria

Medieval History WH - May 25, 2017

Failed-monk-turned-theologian Cyril of Alexandria (c.378-444) was a special embarrassment to the Church, though his role in the Christological Controversy over the nature of Christ’s...

Medieval History

Medieval History

The Making of Catholic Saints in the Middle Ages

WH - May 29, 2017

Medieval beatification and canonization were not always bestowed from Rome, holiness was recognized by communities and authorised by local bishops. As attested to by...

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