Several of Santa’s modern features, such as his generosity, miracle-working, and focus on morality (being ‘naughty or nice’), were part of his image from the very...
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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...
Antisemitic incidents are on the rise across the globe. To understand this modern hatred we need to look into the past and understand its origins. Antisemitism...
“Anthony: What Is the Point of All This? The Devil: There Is No Point!”, by Odilon Redon...
Tympanum depicting the “Last Judgment” from the Saint-Lazare Cathedral, Autun, France. c. 1120-1130 or c. 1130-1145. Base...
The late Qing (Manchu) dynasty to the fall of Imperial China. Mongolian Interlude By the mid-thirteenth century,...
He came into power at a time when Russian princes were still competing among themselves and struggling...
Examining how issues of representation and aesthetics impacted the environmental history of early modern Europe. Early modern interaction...
The expression “secret societies” evokes a Wittgensteinian family resemblance of a great variety of organisations with all...
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...
It can easilybe argued that the United States exists today becausemedieval Europeans liked spicy food. Introduction The...
The Scottish queen spent 14 years imprisoned at the medieval stronghold. By Meilan Solly / 08.17.2018 By...
How a widow battled back against the Vikings and became one of the most powerful figures in Britain. By (left-to-right)...
Meister Eckhart was a 14th-century Dominican friar, who gave sermons on the direct experience of God. His words are finding...
Recovering a more capacious social topology from the Thomist theology that modern Western philosophy supplanted. Titled Declarations of Dependence:...
Because of its geography, Russia is a relatively easy country to invade from both east and west....
Russia spans not only two continents, butalso eleven time zones. Introduction Meet the Giant Imagine a giant...
Feudal elements tend to emerge when the state is unable or unwilling to maintain order in society....
Introduction Art, literature, and architecture are forms of expression. These forms of expression often communicate what is...
Lecture by Dr. Peter BurkeEmeritus Professor of Cultural HistoryEmmanuel CollegeUniversity of Cambridge I It is a pleasure...
She was known not only for her political status, but also for her textual skill – whether...
Mary Stuart became a martyr to obsessive ambition and a misguided and perverse blend of politics and...
In the tumultuous aftermath of the fall of the Roman Empire, the newly founded Republic of Venice...
Since the ancient world, the Mediterranean has served as a space for constant exchange of goods, people...
Analyzing how the theme of the painting, a story of miscommunication and disorder, resonated with the challenges...
The reign of Justinian was an extremely significant period. It marked the final end of the Roman...
It is easy to forget: criticism is, first and foremost, writing. By Dr. Christopher Warley Professor of...
The diagnosis: a skeletal doctor measures a patient’s pulse, L. Crusius / Wellcome Collection, Creative commons Texts that...
Illustration of the Battle of Aljubarrota by Jean de Wavrin, 15th century / British Library, Wikimedia Commons Established in...