Alberti’s De Pictura (On Painting, 1435) was the first theoretical text written about art in Europe. Introduction...
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These luxurious manuscripts were written and illuminated between the late eighth century and the first quarter of...
The title “doge” was the title of the senior-most elected official of Venice and Genoa. Introduction The...
Exploring voting rules and electoral procedures used in the Middle Ages in both ecclesiastical and secular contexts....
Companies are increasingly taking stands on hot-button political issues. The big idea Companies and CEOs are increasingly...
It is less well-known than the Black Death plague but was constantly present throughout the Middle Ages....
Old English continued to be used a century after William’s victory at the Battle of Hastings. Even...
Ovid’s poems in exile have been seen as of fundamental importance for the study of Roman aristocracy...
2,500 years ago, Anaxagoras correctly determined that the rocky moon reflects light from the sun, explaining lunar...
Raised in plantation privilege, Mary Boykin Chestnut was unprepared for the trauma of war and defeat. “February...
After the Civil War, touring groups of black college singers popularized slavery-era songs, giving rise to a...
White supremacists feed off a narrative of America being white and Protestant. The Church’s history here is...
White Christian slaveholders argued that slavery was a necessary evil because it would control the sinful, less...
Henry VIII and his heirs became equally as oppressive as the Catholic Church whose chains they threw...
New linguistic research suggests early Germanic language and culture was strongly influenced by the Mediterranean superpower Carthage....
The languages they spoke are usually divided into three branches: East, Central, and South Semitic languages. Introduction...
Events during the movement included the Occupation of Alcatraz, the Trail of Broken Treaties, the Occupation of...
The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has a long history of struggle, protest, and resistance to white...
Most research comparing gun owners to non-gun owners suggests that ownership is rooted in fear. Originally published...
Amos Lawrence backed abolitionist pioneers in the town that bears his name. On May 24, 1854, Anthony...
Everyone carried a weapon. Some of them were even works of art. By Bill WorthenLate DirectorHistoric Arkansas...
A Buddha is seen as one who becomes awakened to the true nature of reality, and awakened...
What is this figurine and why was it so important to King Rama I (r. 1782-1809 CE)?...
Coffee is certainly one of the most popular hot beverages and can be very expensive. If you’re...
The very first hack came in 1878 when a group of teenage boys, hired to run the...
McLuhan lives on today as the immortal saint of electronic culture. The 20th-century futurists were susceptible to...
On the 4th of July of 1870, a 1,200 mile race between two steamboats on the Mississippi...
Humans have been making art about horses longer than we have been riding them. Introduction From the...
In its most basic form, the writ of habeas corpus serves as the final chance a prisoner...
The notion of the state as a commonwealth in which the ruled as well as the ruler...