The information contained on the back of a historical document can serve as a reminder of its...
Historiography
The first of Gibbon’s multi-volume history was published in February 1776. Introduction The English historian Edward Gibbon...
History was not only written but argued, performed, and contested. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction From...
These historians built bridges across centuries, and across cultures. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction The medieval...
By the 19th century, American historiography began to professionalize and diversify. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
Exploring a tension between competing historical narratives. By Dr. Stefan BergerProfessor of HistoryDirector, Institute for Social MovementsRuhr-Universität...
Examining medieval attitudes toward children in the social anomaly of the saintly child. Introduction Even the most...
Strauss and Howe later suggested that there are no exact generational boundaries. Introduction The Strauss–Howe generational theory, devised...
Historians find written evidence of climatic variations over hundreds or thousands of years. Introduction Historical climatology is the...
Colonization has dispossessed Indigenous and Black peoples of their homelands across the continents for generations. Indigenous cosmologies,...
His treatment of the battle is evocative of the Iliad. It is late afternoon on the day...
At the turn of the 20th century, the families of former Presidents began to donate their papers...
The Battle of Lake Erie was a turning point in the War of 1812. Introduction Just after...
The common image aside, it is not feasible for Wallace to have possessed a longsword during his...
Artificial Intelligence is among the modern technologies that are transforming lives. AI has many applications, including historical...
He exercised a far-reaching and immeasurable influence on the educational life of the Middle Ages. Introduction Isidore...
The discipline of historiography was first established in the 5th century BCE with the Histories of Herodotus....
It was shaped within the paradigm of religious orders that was ultimately the product of “history from...
The desire to gather the papers and records of the Revolution informed a series of publishing projects....
Connecting with the past in the form of preserved bodies and unearthing long-lost legendary cities. Introduction If...
Whether you define now as a day, a year, or a decade, it’s both a minuscule sliver...
Facts or fiction? Post-truth in the Roman historians. Introduction This essay examines the way in which ancient...
An approach to Greek historiography that establishes a new angle by tackling the relationship between historiography and...
The Moselle River owes its name to the Romans, who called it Mosella or ‘little Meuse’. Introduction...
The Romans enjoyed serious endeavors and so the writing of historiography became very popular for upper class...
Cassius Dio is best known for his 80-volume Roman History. Introduction Cassius Dio (c. 164 – c. 229/235...
History is a thing that comprises a variety of events from different aspects of life as well...
Looking at developments that shaped culture during the period. Introduction Few historical concepts have such powerful resonance...
Cambridge University Digital History Seminar graphic A survey indicates the answer is yes. By Dr. Robert B. Townsend...
What can old maps teach us about world history? What sorts of evidence do they offer? Originally...