Images of a cockatoo in Frederick II of Sicily’s falconry book reveal how trade routes around Australia’s...
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The Black Death struck in 1348, 1362, 1368, 1381, and continued even into the 18th century. 1348...
The history of surgery is a fascinating collection of knowledge from various civilizations dating back up to...
An introduction and prologue for the first campaigns against Sicily and the relations between both Sicily and...
Well-worn routes resulted along which regular stopping points allowed pilgrims to sleep, eat, and be cared for...
Originally established in the 13th century to combat heretical groups, the Inquisition became a sophisticated, global operation...
Charting the evolution of Old English through the 700 years during which it was written and spoken....
Objects, flora, and fauna from these faraway lands were shipped back to Europe where many people perceived...
So many of our cultural arguments manifest as arguments over words, over what they mean, how they...
The artifacts exhibited can tell us about the Vikings’ lives and values in a time of transition...
The Vatican’s decision to release their statement is hateful, even more insulting during Pride Month. During the...
Exploring rich and surprising form of Ceylonese nationalism inflected by late-Victorian radicalism. The Ceylon National Review (1906-1911) was...
Britain’s prehistoric landscapes are depicted in prints and drawings across the British Library’s collections. The prehistoric monuments...
Walt Whitman’s influence on the creative output of 20th-century Russia — particularly in the years surrounding the...
The Byzantine Empire, is one of the most tragically understudied topics in modern American historical curriculum. By...
The journey begins with a quiet academic living in Istanbul who receives a cryptic message that will...
Medieval feasts sometimes had a moral tossed in with the tale. In the Middle Ages, before forks...
Examining the intersection of religion and politics in the evolution of the Sikh tradition in the pre-colonial,...
The often overlapping religious and diplomatic networks acted in concert to advance, for example, Protestant concerns. By...
Hot on the heels of the French revolution — by way of extravagant orgies, obscure taxonomies, and...
Introduction In the center of this image we see a finely-dressed Christopher Columbus with two soldiers. Columbus...
How Romans overcame their fear of witches by finding them funny. Introduction For centuries, when people thought...
Exploring the role that the iconic visual record has played in keeping the legend alive. This article,...
In a gradual process of Hellenization, the Samaritans developed their own variant of Hellenism. When Alexander the...
Life in the 18th-century city would have provoked a dazzling mixture of sensations: terror and exhilaration, menace...
During the years 550 to 330 B.C.E., the name “Pars Sea” was widely written in the compiled...
Our ex-presidents should come forward to try to break the spell. By Michael Winship I know that...
Shrouded by myth and intrigue, Catherine the Great is now regarded as one of history’s most influential...
Founded by Henry I, there was a close connections between the abbey and the English kings. It...
Forensic medicine, also called “medical jurisprudence” or “legal medicine,” emerged in the 1600s. The Rise of Forensics...