The plague remained endemic for 300 years, returning every so often to cull the population. Introduction In...
History
Medieval people firmly believed in God and occult powers. By Véronique SoreauPhD Student in English and Anglo-Saxon...
History is a thing that comprises a variety of events from different aspects of life as well...
One goal Hayes didn’t accomplish as president – invigorating black education – he worked for as an...
Grant was accused with packing the court, the same charge later leveled against FDR in 1937. Introduction...
For many centuries explanations for disease were based not on science, but on religion, superstition, and myth....
Diseases have often influenced historical events, but they are neglected in the documentation of these events. Human...
The masonry techniques discussed here cover a broad chronological range from the second millennium B.C.E. to Late...
Throughout the history of the ancient Mediterranean artists were always keen to express their appreciation of the...
Soldiers were typically yeoman farmers with a sense of honor and status and an ideological commitment to...
The term has also been applied to various later civilian paramilitary forces trying to recall the success...
Tribal militia formed the basis of the army in Kievan Rus’ before the Mongol invasion. Introduction The...
From Kievan Rus to the adoption of Christianity and Ivan the Great after the Mongol invasion. Introduction...
During this period, China’s huge cities dwarfed the cities of medieval Europe. Introduction The Song period was...
Exploring how the Chinese both welcomed and rejected foreign contacts. Introduction At times, the Chinese welcomed foreign...
In the architectural void of a new nation, he borrowed from ancient Athens to express America’s democratic...
Rivalries over its political symbolism, and damage from the War of 1812, nearly destroyed the city. As...
The increased study of plants for artistic purposes during the Renaissance led to the development of the...
Magic in ancient Egypt was not considered a parlor trick or illusion. It was to them the...
The transition to use of diphtheria antitoxin to treat ill humans happened quickly. It’s hard to identify...
Between 1816 and 1923, the first six cholera pandemics occurred consecutively and continuously over time. Introduction Seven...
20,000 people, including Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and much of the federal government fled the city to...
When Massachusetts was hit by Diptheria and Scarlett Fever at the same time. In 1736, scarlet fever...
The travel literature, which did not have Brazil as final destination, could have disproportionate and unsuspected repercussions....
Transporting plants and their by-products by long transoceanic voyages was a complex operation during the 18th century....
Vigilance committees formed throughout the Missouri Ozarks, and spread to several areas within the state. Introduction During...
The Bald Knobbers, who mostly sided with the Union in the Civil War, were opposed by the...
After serving one year on the staff of a Syrian legion, he began the long, imperial road...
Augustus framed his autocratic takeover and control of the Roman state as a sort of democratic act....
30,000 slaves were captured and returned to their masters, with another 6,000 being impaled upon wooden stakes...