The invention of moveable face type and the press meant that books could now be printed in...
History
Churches throughout the world began to address their failures to stand against Nazis after 1945. Introduction Churches...
The Nazis put forth their own supraconfessional variety of Christianity which they labelled ‘positive Christianity’. John Keegan...
One remarkable example of defiance of official ideological control in education. The heated debate today over whether...
For a country with a comparatively small population, New Zealand has always punched well above its weight...
The Hanging Gardens are the only one of the Seven Wonders for which the location is unknown....
It marked the beginning of the Louis XIV style combining architecture, interior design, and landscape design. Introduction...
We will keep losing important pieces of the past if we do not take climate change seriously....
Exploring the history of the “physic garden” and its modern manifestations. Plants and medicine, gardening and healing...
To date, it remains the election that recorded the smallest electoral vote victory (185–184). Introduction The 1876 United...
In the end, the popular vote totals of the two main candidates were separated by just 1,898...
A month-long series of legal battles led to the highly controversial 5–4 Supreme Court decision which ended...
Examining the archaeology of slavery in the Caribbean sugar plantations. Sugar and Slavery The introduction of sugar...
European contact greatly influenced slavery as it existed among pre-contact Native Americans, particularly in scale. Introduction Slavery...
The Slave Narrative Collection provides a unique and virtually unsurpassed collective portrait of an historical population. Introduction...
Their fight for more authority and a voice at the plantation has finally been won. Introduction On...
The history of contraceptive medicine stretches back to the earliest Near Eastern medical literature. Introduction The ancient Near...
They absorbed the view that the act of sexual intercourse, although necessary, was nevertheless was a shameful...
The Wife of Bath’s outspoken views on marriage, power, and religious doctrine. Introduction Alisoun, the Wife of...
Everybody defines and perceives happiness in a different way. To someone, it’s important to each day find...
The issue of sexuality has become a top topic, especially with rising social problems and phenomena. Society...
With the expulsion of the kings and the founding of the Republic, central powers were divided between...
The Roman Republic’s durability was aided by a tax system well-integrated into the social networks and political...
Look at the founding father of Romano-British archaeology and his associates in the 17th and 18th centuries....
Whether we are talking about online gambling or gambling in real-world casinos, one thing is for sure...
Today’s smartwatch health apps follow hundreds of years of people trying to measure and record health information....
Remarkable for the detailed information it contains on the medieval connections between astrology and the human body....
Doctors and nurses became sex symbols and romantic heroes and heroines as Mills & Boon novels grew...
The earliest examples of surviving mail were found at a burial in Slovakia dated to the 3rd...
Partial plate armour, which protected the chest and the lower limbs, was used as early as the...