Some wanted to explore and plunder, but others simply wanted to discover more fertile lands to farm...
History
Although the Vikings may have begun as little more than pirates in Britain, they would eventually arrive...
Did you know that a man named “John Gooseflesh” changed the world? Did you know that a...
Examining the emergence and decline of the pharaoh in ancient Egypt from the Old to New Kingdoms....
In the early days of Egyptology, Menes was accepted as the first historical king based upon the...
We’re still far from being able to devise a truly world-centered historical framework for the nineteenth century....
Globalization began when all heavily-populated land masses began interacting in a sustained manner with deep consequences for...
The search for a commodity that the Chinese wanted to buy led the British to develop opium...
From early times China engaged in extensive trade relations with other countries, From early times China engaged...
The synthesis of Greek and Egyptian customs, beliefs and practices created by Ptolemy I and his heirs...
Immediately after the death of Alexander the Great, the power play began. By Robin WaterfieldBritish Classics Scholar...
The extensive response in the British press was unprecedented. Abstract Although Europe had celebrated the end of...
The Napoleonic wars illustrate how warfare, seemingly the most conventional object of history, defies history’s most conventional...
Many British radicals interpreted the early events of the French Revolution in mythic terms – akin to the Christian apocalypse. In 1789, many...
First digital map of the murders recorded by the city’s Coroner in early 1300s shows Cheapside and...
Some argued that Philip IV was destined to rebuild the temple of Jerusalem at the end of...
The End of History is proclaimed anew by each new generation and each new culture. Mesopotamia, Circa...
The joint U.S.-Canada project turned the iconic waterfall into infrastructure designed to create both power and beauty....
Analyzing the communication space and social construct of early modern Europe from the perspective of environmental history....
Thomas Jefferson was deeply distrustful of the potential abuses of monarchy. By Dr. M. Andrew Holowchak To Benjamin...
Henry’s succession to the throne marked, in many ways, a return to peace. 836 years ago, on...
Examining the ancient Greek interpretation of freedom and its collateral of responsibility. Scientific Deliberation and Practical Wisdom―Exclusive...
Athenians preferred to memorialize punishments for eternity. By Dr. Danielle S. AllenJames Conant Bryan University Professor of...
Examining political events and economic forces shaping contemporary migration within and into Europe. By Dr. Russell...
Examining the reception of Italian cuisine in Europe with the early modern and modern movement of migrants...
In the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries, reading was a privileged skill available to the upper-class elite. This...
Positioning Problems Problems into its nineteenth-century psychological and philosophical tradition, as understood by Lewes. By Scott C....
Analyzing the Hasmonean rulers’ approach to Hellenistic culture. Abstract The archaeological excavations of the Hasmonean palaces in...
His rule resulted in revolt and eventually in territorial loss, and in the loss of political prestige,...
The 1920s was a decade of increasing conveniences for the middle class. The 1920s was a decade...