“Anthony: What Is the Point of All This? The Devil: There Is No Point!”, by Odilon Redon...
History
Tympanum depicting the “Last Judgment” from the Saint-Lazare Cathedral, Autun, France. c. 1120-1130 or c. 1130-1145. Base...
Here are five things to know about this groundbreaking, tragic figure. You probably haven’t heard of Émilie du...
Criticism of the monarchy in the press was suppressed during this period. By Jennifer Hight Introduction The...
The late Qing (Manchu) dynasty to the fall of Imperial China. Mongolian Interlude By the mid-thirteenth century,...
The League aimed to protect trade, which meant that maintaining peace was also a major concern. Introduction...
A storm shook Moscow on August 25, 1530, and as the thunder rolled, Ivan IV was born....
He came into power at a time when Russian princes were still competing among themselves and struggling...
Two powerful and often conflicting legal systems had emerged. Early Development When the Germanic tribes entered the...
Roman mosaic / Photo by Alberto Fernandez Fernandez, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wikimedia Commons Prostitution quickly became a popular...
Hostility against Jews intensified in the course of the crises caused by social and cultural changes. Introduction Beginning...
Examining how issues of representation and aesthetics impacted the environmental history of early modern Europe. Early modern interaction...
From simple, organized Greek farmers to a powerful, flexible army. By Ian Joseph BA Cultural Anthropology, The University...
The expression “secret societies” evokes a Wittgensteinian family resemblance of a great variety of organisations with all...
The order was formed c.1119 CE when seven knights, led by French nobleman Hugh of Payns, swore...
A new realization of the value of their labor and an unwillingness to be exploited lay behind...
The idea of people of different social levels living together on a single estate for mutual benefit...
Alexander the Great’s cause of death has been contentious since antiquity. By Nathan Gamble (left) and...
Intriguing photographs from sexologists’ archives suggest they could have helped people explore their gender identity and sexuality....
From activist and academic roots, a field takes shape. By Dr. Kritika AgarwalManaging EditorPerspectives On HistoryAmerican Historical...
By Dr. Pieter C. Emmer (left) and Dr. Leo Lucassen (right)Emmer: Professor Emeritus of HistoryLucassen: Professor...
It can easilybe argued that the United States exists today becausemedieval Europeans liked spicy food. Introduction The...
A verger’s dream; Saints Cosmas and Damian, 1495 / Wellcome Library Revealing the realities of the Middle...
For centuries, readers have written in the margins of their books to indicate admiration, disagreement or inspiration. Plath was...
The Scottish queen spent 14 years imprisoned at the medieval stronghold. By Meilan Solly / 08.17.2018 By...
How a widow battled back against the Vikings and became one of the most powerful figures in Britain. By (left-to-right)...
Meister Eckhart was a 14th-century Dominican friar, who gave sermons on the direct experience of God. His words are finding...
Recovering a more capacious social topology from the Thomist theology that modern Western philosophy supplanted. Titled Declarations of Dependence:...
By Dr. Sabeen AhmedPhD Candidate, Department of PhilosophyVanderbilt University Poi ch’innalzai un poco piu’le ciglia,vidi ‘l maestro...
The Domus Aurea (Golden House), located between the Esquiline and Palatine Hills, was one of Nero’s most...