Depiction of Henry VIII debarking at Dover, c.1520, by James Basire, c.1775, oil on canvas / Royal Collection, Creative Commons Lecture by Dr. Keith Wrightson / 09.22.2009 Randolph W. Townsend, Jr. Professor of History Yale University The Early Tudors Left: Portrait of Henry VII, c.1505, oil on panel / National Portrait Gallery London Right:[…]
“The Trump administration is giving Israel the green light to entrench a separate and unequal one-state reality with more illegal settlements.” (Photo: Reuters) Seeing willing partner in new U.S. president, Israel defies U.N. resolution with massive expansion of illegal settlements. By Nika Knight / 01.24.2017 Emboldened by the new right-wing Trump administration, Israel Prime Minister[…]
Aerial view of Ancient Athens / Wikimedia Commons Lecture by Dr. Donald Kagan / 10.09.2007 Sterling Professor of Classics & History Yale University Introduction Wikimedia Commons I remind you again that even though this is very extreme and other Greeks say that they’re not going to live that way, they admire it tremendously, because it[…]
The Abbey of Saint-Étienne, is a former Benedictine monastery in the French city of Caen, Normandy, dedicated to Saint Stephen. It was founded in 1063 by William the Conqueror with construction continuing through Gothic cathedral additions in the 14th century. It is one of the most important Romanesque buildings in Normandy. / Wikimedia Commons Lecture[…]
Segovia Aqueduct, Spain / Photo by Håkan Svensson, Wikimedia Commons Lecture by Dr. Diana E.E. Kleiner / 04.14.2009 Dunham Professor, History of Art and Classics Yale University Roman Colonies in the West We have looked at what happened when Rome took over civilizations that were older than Rome’s own, and arguably even more advanced than[…]
Sphinx lion of Thutmose III, 1479-1425 BCE / Louvre Museum By Dr. Megan Lewis (left) and Dr. Marian H. Feldman (right) / 01.19.2017 Lewis: Assistant Professor Theater and Ancient History, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Feldman: Professor of the History of Art and Near Eastern Studies, Johns Hopkins University International Contact The Late Bronze Age[…]