Examining scale of emigration, the reasons behind emigrants’ departure, the various origins and destinations, and the attitudes in...
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Examining the inter-relationship of religion and culture in the time period of medieval Spain known as the...
Because of its geography, Russia is a relatively easy country to invade from both east and west....
Russia spans not only two continents, butalso eleven time zones. Introduction Meet the Giant Imagine a giant...
The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Thomas Jefferson was not...
For well over two hundred years, Thomas Jefferson and his admirers have had to choose between two...
In the last years of his life, Dante Alighieri was an unsuspecting witness to a rapid shift...
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There is evidence that he was an actual historical king who ruled from the city of Sardis, though...
There were distinct differences between city and village (country) life, each with its own unique advantages and...
Feudal elements tend to emerge when the state is unable or unwilling to maintain order in society....
Introduction Art, literature, and architecture are forms of expression. These forms of expression often communicate what is...
Lecture by Dr. Peter BurkeEmeritus Professor of Cultural HistoryEmmanuel CollegeUniversity of Cambridge I It is a pleasure...
These cases—the decision of a major company to respect international law and a mainstream commentator speaking out for...
Periodic outbursts of hostility incited numerous massacres of the Jews in the Middle Ages. Setting the Scene...
The Ashkenazi Jews developed a distinct liturgy and culture. Introduction Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim, are...
One of the Roman Empire’s most important keys to its durability was its inclusiveness. As a Roman...
The Lion Temple Walls do seem to be a defining feature of many Egyptian settlements throughout the...
It planted the seeds of the tea party and the Trump administration when it was founded 60 years ago. By Dr. Christopher Towler...
The Constitution did not give the President power to issue a proclamation or legislate, but Washington set...
The citizen soldiers may have started the Revolution, but it was the French that finished it—something that...
Moctezuma I expanded the Aztec Empire beyond the Valley of Mexico by constantly waging war. Introduction As...
The Aztec empire existed more than 500 years after the Maya abandoned their great inland city-states. Introduction...
The oil-exporting organization may have mustered the political will to cut production, but its disunity remains intact. The Organization of...
The battle marked the end of the internal conflict in the Roman Empire and the solidification of...
Figure 1: Greek Colonization of western Asia Minor / Image by Alexikoua, Wikimedia Commons The development of...
She was known not only for her political status, but also for her textual skill – whether...
Mary Stuart became a martyr to obsessive ambition and a misguided and perverse blend of politics and...
In historiographical tradition, which is characteristic of medieval societies,the history of a nation is portrayed, first, as...
The first law differentiating the rights within nobility was enacted by the national assembly, the diet of...