This year marked the centennial of the conclusion of the First World War, an anniversary that passed...
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Monarchs and prime ministers have spent centuries working out which decisions need to be made in public....
Built in the seventh century BCE, the ancient city of Byzantium proved to be a valuable city...
The fact that hunter–gatherer peoples could organize the construction of such a complex site as far back...
Many diseases have affected the outcomes of battles or the political leanings of a country, but few...
The use of BCE/CE certainly has become more common in recent years but it is not a...
Looking into the underlying causes of the Salem Witch Trials in the 17th century. By Vicki Saxon...
Forty-five years ago, ‘The Exorcist’ terrified viewers with its portrayal of a practice that goes back several centuries and continues today...
There has been a true arms race, where every advance in body armor has required a more...
Combating malaria through travel, diet, natural remedies, and architecture in early modern England. From standing PoolesFrom boggs;...
Diderot was not a practicing scientist, but was as close to one as he could be. A...
The foundation was laid for Modernity by the philosophies and theories of the Enlightenment. Antecedents to Modernity...
Exploring the distinction between a found community and a community of choice. By Dr. John RiserFormer Professor...
Eighty years ago, the publication of John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath shocked the world with...
Whenever a folk tradition becomes popular, you can be sure that a large company will try to...
Debunking some long-held false notions of the holiday. #1 Myth Retailers Have Ruined Christmas By Commercializing It...
Behind today’s mythical Santa Claus from the North Pole, is a real saint – St. Nicholas. How he came to be today’s gift-giving...
Christmas trees are fairly moden, but parts of the traditional Christmas pre-date Jesus. By Dr. Peter GlavesEnterprise FellowNorthumbria University, Newcastle Every year,...
Thousands of images from the Pierre de Gigord Collection are now accessible online. By Isotta PoggiAcquisitions and...
The region had been freed from lingering influences of the Byzantine empire and was left to develop...
The origins of the theory are rooted in the medieval idea that God had bestowed earthly power...
The idea of the sacred nature of political power in the medieval world. By Dr. Lorena StuparuInstitute...
There were two ancient Near-Eastern customs that contributed to the development of Christian monasticism. One must remember...
The development of Chinese culture as it is still known today, via the Hundred Schools of Thought,...
When we think of migrants, we think of them crossing the Mediterranean to come to Europe. Yet 200 years ago, many did...
What are and should be the implications of the publication of the Black Notebooks for the reception of Heidegger...
The sheriff of Stirling was ordered by the king to make the perpetrators reconstruct the abbey’s infrastructure within...
Athens wanted to put an end to the economic competition of Aegina. Kosmos Society / 11.2018 Aegina...
A new realization of the value of their labor and an unwillingness to be exploited lay behind...
PTSD is a relatively modern term, but the symptoms are as old as civilization itself. In the BBC’s Bodyguard, Richard Madden plays...