Coffee is the second most traded commodity in the world. Introduction We should start this post with...
Year: 2020
Coffeehouses became a spot not just to enjoy a cup but to exchange ideas. Coffee is a...
Education for those behind bars is gaining more attention. In 2020, I’m going to take you to...
The history of jury trials and their relationship to Magna Carta. Introduction From medieval justice to the...
How Magna Carta was both influenced by, and impacted upon, the institutions and customs of its day....
Iran’s traditional music carries messages of beauty, joy, sorrow and love to the world. Introduction Weaving through...
There are silk makers in different parts of Iran who still practice the trade their ancestors did...
Bourbaki was the last mathematician to master nearly all aspects of the field. There’s just one problem:...
It severely affected public opinion in favor of war and further energized a war-weary public in England....
The treatment of the military subject in Shakespeare’s Roman plays complicates early modern cultural understandings of the...
A number of highly educated citizens could speak and read both Greek and Latin. Introduction The Roman...
These works had been known for years by locals on the island of Sulawesi, but it was...
20 years ago, who could predict how much more researchers would know today about the human past?...
The Safavid dynasty had its origins in a long established Sufi order, called the Safaviyeh. Introduction The...
Although often engaged in conquest, the Sassanids also entered into peace treaties and engaged in widespread trade....
The Achaemenid Empire was a period of artistic growth that left an extraordinary architectural legacy. Introduction Achaemenid...
Persepolis has a long and complex history, designed to be the central city of the ever expanding...
Iran has inherited numerous architectural traditions over the course of history. Introduction From the Islamic period the...
This period is characterized by major cultural and political changes. Historical Overview During the Early Dynastic period...
Like its American counterpart, the burgeoning British underground scene held comics in high esteem. By John Harris...
The history of transgender and gender nonconforming people in the United States is one of struggle, but...
How knowledge, belief, sex, and power were viewed in the medieval world. Knowledge The way medieval eyes...
A rough genealogy of the way in which the central narrative of Buddhism ended up in a...
States with more restrictions on reproductive health care have higher maternal and infant mortality rates. Abortion access...
This is probably the best expression of of Pizan’s views of contemporary medieval women. The Woman Question...
Women in ancient Egypt were the equals of men in every area except occupations. Introduction One of...
Advocates of a more socially conscious economic system must take steps to ensure that their vision takes...
During the war, the top “marginal rate” was 94%, but 94% of what? Recent history shows tax...
Marketers decided to focus on the ‘purity’ of factory food processing – a successful strategy that other...
The economic decline was marked by a severe drop in population. By Dr. Murray N. RothbardHistorian and...