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Some television moments can only exist once. They capture unique stories, perspectives, settings, and characters, making them...
Only a rare few are able to summon courage among the drive of others to maintain power....
There are two types of falsehood, the veritable lie and the verbal lie. In the Republic (389b-c),...
Appreciation for the value of intelligence dates to Sun Tzu all the way to 18th and 19th...
Christianity merged the beliefs of ancient Judaism with elements from the dominant culture of the Roman Empire....
All ancient peoples believed in the total integration of the divine with humans and everyday life. Introduction...
Is religion a fixed, impassable boundary, or is it permeable and and expandable? Abstract Through the analysis...
There is archaeological evidence to suggest that the Celts first cultivated the grape vine, Vitis vinifera, in...
Following the British obsession with cakes through 1,200 years of history. The United Kingdom is a nation...
Exploring the transformation from cacao bean to confectionery. We know it’s sweet, unctuous and addictive, but there’s...
Crassus joined Caesar and Pompey in the unofficial political alliance known as the First Triumvirate. Introduction Marcus...
The book is an invaluable primary source for modern historians and historical economists. Introduction Domesday Book –...
As events and the war progressed, the financial situation for the new United States became dire. Most...
Madison was intellectual leader and keeper of the memory of the gathering that created the Constitution 1787....
Only the promise of a Bill of Rights created the conditions for final ratification. Introduction May 25,...
As a school of legal thought, originalism can be traced to an article by Robert Bork in...
Archaeologists and even geneticists are closer than ever to understanding when humans first came to the Americas....
By the time more documentary accounts were being written, the Mississippian way of life had changed irrevocably....
The natural ecosystems that came to rely on the beavers for dams, water and other vital needs...
In addition to her work on the Underground Railroad, Tubman also served as a Union spy. Introduction...
A white mob dragged an innocent man’s body to City Hall and burned it before a crowd...
The Red Ball Express transported supplies day and night and provided a strategic advantage over the Nazi...
Earth is currently in an interglacial period—the Holocene. Introduction An ice age is a long period of reduction in...
The Earth has had at least five major ice ages, and humans showed up in time for...
The first direct proof of the Pleistocene antiquity of humans in Australia. Introduction In the Australian winter...
The sun dimmed and global temperatures plunged, leading to famine, plague and the collapse of empires. By...
Some very odd ‘remedies’ throughout the medieval and early modern period. Today, campaigns to raise awareness of...
Royal women giving birth often found themselves in a precarious position. European and English queens of the...
Having a baby is the least frequent motivator for most people to have sex. A History of...