Umm an-Nār in the area of modern-day United Arab Emirates and Northern Oman. Introduction Umm al-Nar (Arabic: أُمّ الـنَّـار, translit....
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Even in a male-dominated society, Viking women were far from powerless. By Emma GroeneveldHistorian Introduction Although women in the Viking Age...
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Looking beyond an initial impression to dissect what is happening beyond the surface in particular historical contexts....
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The Kingdom of Jerusalem did, in fact, make its own important cultural contributions. On 15 July 1099,...
Modern Taoists in China (and elsewhere) worship many gods at private altars and in public ceremonies which...
The relationship between church and state is the institutional form of the relationship between the religious and political spheres. This...
There was an outpouring of anti-immigrant rhetoric during the years between the first and second world wars...
The experience of the Great War helped to radically change notions of citizenship in Britain. Three days...
Thousands of images from the Pierre de Gigord Collection are now accessible online. By Isotta PoggiDepartment of...
The Turks absorbed, adapted and modified the cultures of conquered lands and their peoples. Introduction Ottoman culture evolved...
The Reconquest set the scene for the rise of Spain and the end of Islamic rule on...
The inter-marriage of Muslim families and the mingling with Christianity provides us with an interesting back story...
The aging Soviet leadership of the 1980s was ill-equipped to deal with ongoing economic stagnation and worsening...
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When the Spanish ambassador to Elizabeth I’s court was implicated in a plot to kill her, he...
Upon the scaffold he turned to his companion, Dr William Juxon, and uttered the word: ‘Remember’. In...
Humans have crafted garments for more than 40,000 years—and prehistoric tools suggest that warmth wasn’t their only...
A key requisite for the use and appreciation of all beads and pendants is a level of...