There was an unusual relationship between economic conditions and political results in 1876. Introduction The presidential election...
History
Throughout 51 BCE, Caesar continued to extinguish the last flickers of Gallic resistance. Introduction Commius was an Atrebates...
William of Orange feared a Catholic France and England would join forces against him. Introduction The Glorious Revolution of...
The Storming of the Tuileries is significant for putting more power into the hands of the working-class...
The word police is one of the most universal and similar terms even in many non-English speaking...
The history of crime, criminal justice, and law enforcement is not easy to unravel. By Dr. Xavier...
Suppression of civil protest reflected a prevailing ‘make do’ administrative culture steeped in a Victorian ethos. Introduction...
Exploring the main consequences and impact of the English Civil Wars. Introduction The impact and consequences of...
By 1789, the eve of revolution, the three estates of the realm still constituted the fabric of...
Rivera made a case for the importance of artists in furthering the revolutionary project. Introduction Do you...
The preservation of fabric fibers and leathers allows for insights into the attire of ancient societies. Introduction...
Trends came and went, as today, with things going in and out of vogue. Introduction As in...
Clothing could be made more quickly and cheaply, allowing changes and new trends to move faster. Introduction...
Civic architecture grew in importance equal to ecclesiastic construction as the Middle Ages progressed. Introduction Gothic architecture is...
Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century. Setting the Trend...
Many styles had local variations in response to different climates, material availability, and personal needs. Introduction American...
The earliest burials known from Egypt were simple pits scooped out of the desert sand. Introduction Little...
Medieval artists possessed an encyclopedic knowledge of the creatures they imagined. Every culture and civilization throughout history,...
A spectral journey through collisions between elephant and machine revealing latent anxieties at the century’s turn. This...
According to Dutch historian Johan Huizinga, gaming is one of the primary expressions of human culture. While...
The scandal and ensuing trial brought all of Rome to a standstill. Introduction Publius Clodius Pulcher (93–52 BC)...
He was strangled, his body exposed on the Gemonian stairs and then thrown in the Tiber. By...
Jeanne de la Motte was convicted, publicly stripped, whipped, and branded with the letter V. Introduction The...
Bureaucracy is not a modern invention; it was conceived by the Egyptians over 5,000 years ago. Introduction...
Introduction The political institutions of Imperial China all took shape in ancient times, and were some of the most...
By about 1100 BCE, the divinity of the king had become well established. Introduction Monarchy in ancient...
Smoking has been practiced in one form or another since ancient times. Introduction The history of smoking dates back...
A record of ancient tobacco smoking by hunter-gatherers of interior northwestern North America. By Dr. Shannon Tushingham...
Hookah smoking began in the royal courts of Mughal India and was readily adopted by British colonials....
Jean-François Champollion’s obsession with hieroglyphs began around 1801. A Forgotten Script Hieroglyphs dominated the landscape of the...