Rivalries, conflict, and “bad blood” between presidents are part of the story of American history. Most of...
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With the plague decimating the ranks of laborers, surviving workers rebelled against the crown’s higher taxes and...
Knights were generally paid for their services, but not if in service to the king in a...
Codes of law existed in almost every ancient civilization in different forms and under different types of...
Calvinism is known for some notable experiments in Christian theocracy. Introduction Calvinism is a system of Christian...
Examining the Elizabethan Religious Settlement reveals how political necessity, religious compromise, and royal authority reshaped England’s identity...
Medieval medical communities and religious institutions were intermingled. Originally published by Digital Commons at Western Oregon University,...
These elite burial monuments are not only important for rich funerary goods but also for the complex...
Ships known as Barques of the Gods are associated with a number of different Egyptian deities. Introduction...
Many acts we would describe as crimes today were largely unprosecuted before the mid-nineteenth century. Introduction As...
Both the Georgian and Victorian eras were marked with significant changes, both socially and politically. The Georgians...
This was a ritual device intended to promote agricultural fertility. Introduction Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, in...
Rock art is the primary source to study the culture, rituals, traditions, and lives of prehistoric societies....
The story of two Renaissance mathematicians whose jealousies, intrigues, and contentious debates led to a discovery. By...
In medieval England, churches had a moral duty – and even a legal obligation – to protect...
The Praetorian Guard became notable for its intrigue and interference in Roman politics. Introduction The Praetorian Guard...
Roman law came to have an immense effect on law as actually practiced in the medieval world....
The difference between prehistoric and ancient warfare is more organization oriented than technology oriented. Introduction Ancient warfare...
Thrasybulus was helping his ally Periander, the tyrant of Corinth. By Sergey M. ZhestokanovProfessor of ArchaeologySt. Petersburg...
The classics contain many references to tyranny and its causes, effects, methods, practitioners, alternatives. Introduction In the...
White citizens in the South organized a “Massive Resistance” campaign against integration. A Segregated Society An 1896...
De facto segregation continues today because of both contemporary behavior and the historical legacy of de jure...
Slavery was abolished over 150 years ago in the United States, but the hard work of achieving...
Introduction From the start of European expansion into the Atlantic world, Britain fought other powers for territory...
Almost all peoples have been both slaves and slaveholders at some point in their histories. Introduction Various...
While the creature’s name remained simple, its reputation soon grew extremely complex. This article, The Beast of...
Elizabeth I engage in a memorable invention of herself as a legend in her own lifetime. Introduction...
In Cicero’s Rome, the government eventually came under the control of a well-trained ruling class. Introduction As...
Rome’s ordinary magistrates and promagistrates successfully carried on all Roman campaigns, without the need for a dictator,...
Archibald Motley painted African Americans having a good time. Archibald Motley (1891–1981) was born in New Orleans...