Cartoon from Punch magazine, March 6th 1875, pp.106: (Internet Archive) Heather Tweed explores the story of the woman whose...
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Memories of the largest lava flood in the history of Iceland, recorded in an apocalyptic medieval poem,...
The consecration of the main altar of Cluny III by Pope Urban II in 1095, in the...
The 33rd President of the United States of America, statesman Harry S Truman (1884 – 1972), waving...
By Dr. Vaughn Davis Bornet / 03.18.2018 Professor Emeritus of History Southern Oregon College What were those moments, and...
By Susan Ronald / 03.18.2018 Why were so many “great” Americans tarred with a pro-Nazi brush? Henry...
Left: Virgin from Ger, second half of the 12th century, wood, tempera, and stucco, 51.8 x 20.5 x...
A relief with a representation of Persian King Xerxes I. 5th century BCE, Persepolis. By Dr. Joshua J. Mark...
“Polar Bear”, artist unknown, ca. 1870s — Library of Congress Musings upon the whys and wherefores of polar...
Josephine Baker | AP By Chauncey K. Robinson / 03.01.2018 It seems only fitting with Black History...
Daguerreotype of John Brown, by John Bowles, c.1856 / Boston Athenaeum via Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Christopher H....
‘The Flyer’, a Secotan Indian man painted by John White in 1585. British Museum, London In 1585...
By Patrick Outhwaite / 04.20.2016 Like modern-day students, medieval people used diagrams and images to reinforce learning and...
The Fire of Rome by Hubert Robert, c.1771. / Musée d’Art Moderne André Malraux, Le Havre By Dr. Jeremy Adelman...
Searching for role models in the math world. ImageFlow/shutterstock.com By Dr. Jennifer Ruef / 03.12.2018 Assistant Professor of...
The Kaaba in Mecca / Photo by Moataz Egbaria, Wikimedia Commons Edited by Matthew A. McIntosh / 03.15.2018 Historian...
By Dr. Marcus Popplow / 07.06.2017 Professor of the History of Technical-Scientific Civilization Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)...
A fresco from Pompeii showing a scene from the myth of Europa. This scene represents the capture...
By Dr. David Blanke Joe B. Frantz Associate Professor of History Texas A&M University-Corpus Christie U.S. history textbooks...
Figure 1. Park Hills, Missouri, 120 Buckley Street. The entire street borders the Desloge Chat Pile, which...
Saint Patrick. Thad Zajdowicz By Dr. Lisa Bitel / 01.16.2018 Professor of History and Religion Dornsife College of Letters, Arts...
By Maite Gomez-Rejón / 02.12.2015 Food and sex are the most basic human drives. It’s no wonder that aphrodisiacs—food...
Hagia Sophia in Istanbul (then Constantinople) / Photo by Arild Vågen, Wikimedia Commons Edited by Matthew A. McIntosh...
Tiberius post-conservation on view at the Getty Villa. Statue of Tiberius (detail), Roman, A.D. 37, Bronze, 96 7/8...
By Dr. David Blanke Joe B. Frantz Associate Professor of History Texas A&M University-Corpus Christie Industrial Capitalism...
Illustration of the shooting, artist unknown. (Source: Norris Museum) Only once has a British Prime Minister been...
The Assassination of Julius Caesar, by Vincenzo Camuccini, 1804 / Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea via Wikimedia Commons...
A bust from the National Archaeological Museum in Naples depicts Julius Caesar, whose popularity skyrocketed after his...
By Dr. Scott Doublas Gerber, J.D. Professor of Law Pettit College of Law Ohio Northern University The...
Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate The requirement of proof beyond a reasonable doubt has this vital...