For all its flaws, the nation was experimenting with a bold new system of government. Nearly every...
History
Questions of legitimacy were first asked more than a century ago, in an election that turned on...
If Walter Isaacson’s Franklin winks at us over the centuries, Dr. Small plays hide and seek. One...
‘Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness’ in the U.S. while Canada wanted ‘Peace, Order, and good...
Thee National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union laid the foundations of the Populist movement. Introduction In the...
Though the Scythians had no temples, there is ample evidence of priestly function of their kurgans and...
The Scandinavians became nominally Christian, but it took considerably longer for actual Christian beliefs to establish themselves....
The ROC currently claims exclusive jurisdiction over the Eastern Orthodox Christians, irrespective of their ethnic background. Introduction...
The Rurik dynasty held its own in some parts of Rus’ for a total of twenty-one generations....
The term derives from Latin nobilis (“noble but also secondarily well-known, famous, notable”). Introduction Nobility is a social class found...
The Russian Empire functioned as an absolute monarchy on the ideological doctrine of Orthodoxy, Autocracy, and Nationality....
Scythia was a loose state or federation covering most of the steppe, that originated as early as...
The Scythians played an important part in the Silk Road, a vast trade network connecting Greece, Persia,...
Dominating the steppe of Central Asia, the nomadic Scythians were indeed formidable. Introduction Scythian warfare used state-of-the-art recurve bows...
Each tyrant used propaganda in the way that best enhanced his strength as a leader. The Deinomenid...
Written under the patronage of the first emperor of Rome, Virgil’s ‘Aenied’ can be understood as political...
The image of a ‘holy warrior’ became much more popular during the First Crusade. By Anakin CaryHistory...
The primary targets were government employees, those in the entertainment industry, academics, liberals, and labor union activists....
By January 1954, a Gallup poll found that only 50 percent of the American public supported McCarthy....
It was influential in the creation of state-level legislative investigations into communist or un-American activities. Late in...
Quakers led some of the early campaigns against sugar being produced by enslaved people. Introduction Buying items...
The amendment ended slavery but also enabled a prison system of free labor and involuntary servitude. Introduction...
Before the Civil War, U.S. activists sought to combat slavery through sugar boycotts. Instead, consumption grew. Introduction...
Sugar has deep links with slavery in the U.S. In post-Civil War Louisiana, Chinese workers also toiled...
Henry’s magnificent plans for his tomb were never followed. A black marble slab marks Henry VIII’s final...
The Crown Jewels in 1671 consisted of several pieces from the pre-Civil War collection. Introduction Colonel Thomas...
The ‘Golden Age of Piracy’ is rather an odd name to attach to a period when crime...
Geometry is a popular branch of mathematics that is often studied in college. This field of math...
Seeing the feathered members of a Getty art collection through an expert’s eyes. Introduction As artistic styles...
Multiple back-and-forth movements are not surprising, and multidirectional migrations make pinpointing origins difficult. Introduction With 7600 perimeter...