Byzantine art had become much more expressive and imaginative by the twelfth century. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction...
Athens after the Peloponnesian War never regained the level of economic and military strength it once had....
The most famous series of wars in ancient Greek history broke out with a revolt against Persian...
Procedures for electing members of Congress in the early republic greatly differed from the single-district system that...
This was a period of great experimentation and change in the development of political parties. The framers...
Looking at crime in Elizabethan England and the brutal punishments offenders received. Thieves and Pickpockets The crowded...
During the American Revolution, Magna Carta served to inspire and justify action in liberty’s defense. “The democratic...
This refers to any one of several ancient Roman laws (leges maiestatis) dealing with crimes against the...
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There is no systematic collection of Greek laws, thus the knowledge the earliest notions of the subject...
Americans who live in rural parts of the country have fewer doctors, specialists and hospitals than those...
One of our most common condiments was once very valuable and, until surprisingly recently, used as a...
Looking at medical advice given to suffers during London’s ‘Great Plague’ c.1665-1666 How do you avoid catching...
There is reason to pay attention to them at this time of year. They are a prime...
Each season in medieval europe had its own special Christian celebration, often based on older pagan traditions....
Similarities of its features suggest a strong influence on the Christian celebration of Christmas. By Mark CartwrightHistorian...
Monetary, fiscal, military, political, and economic issues are all very much intertwined. Two centuries ago, in 1776,...
An analysis of the Aeneid and the extent to which it can be taken as a commentary...
Ross cast the vote that saved President Andrew Johnson. By David O. Stewart, J.D. The current impeachment...
Introduction Edmund Gibson Ross (December 7, 1826 – May 8, 1907) was a politician who represented Kansas after...
A new video series which is intended to “combat leftist ideas” and offer a false narrative of...
By Mark CartwrightHistorian Yaxchilan, located on the banks of the Usumacinta River in the Yucatán peninsula of...
Tikal built its wealth by exploiting its natural resources and geographical location to become a Maya superpower....
The Silk Road was a vast trade network connecting Eurasia and North Africa via land and sea...
Such states and fiefdoms would again emerge during later dynasties as a political expedient when required. Introduction...
The perpetually contemporary Williams, as Ellington famously described her, mastered the language of swing. By Natalie Weiner...
Bessie’s voice was elemental, a force set free from deep inside the world. It was a hot...
By the outbreak of the Civil War, the seeds for the later mass incarceration of black people...
The South was allowed to go back to their old ways of bigotry. The American Story is...
Andrew Johnson lacked Lincoln’s political skills and instead exhibited a stubbornness and confrontational approach. Introduction President Johnson...
Fictional accounts of white Southerners make it seem it was fun to be a slave on a...