How did a religious celebration turn into a holiday that is all about home, family, and Christmas...
History
Virgin birth was not a new story in the ancient world. At the centre of the annual...
Christmas trees are fairly moden, but parts of the traditional Christmas pre-date Jesus. By Dr. Peter GlavesEnterprise FellowNorthumbria University, Newcastle Every year,...
Nearly two centuries before Rep.-elect Ayanna Pressley became Massachusetts’ first black woman elected to the U.S Congress...
The region had been freed from lingering influences of the Byzantine empire and was left to develop...
The origins of the theory are rooted in the medieval idea that God had bestowed earthly power...
The idea of the sacred nature of political power in the medieval world. By Dr. Lorena StuparuInstitute...
There were two ancient Near-Eastern customs that contributed to the development of Christian monasticism. One must remember...
During the first half of the sixth century, the Church had to face the difficulty of preserving...
Examining the kingship of Herod the Great in Judea and his enrollment of Greco-Roman architecture and culture...
An overview of Zoroastrianism, a religion that influenced Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. A precursor for Christianity? The Zoroastrian faith...
Here are five things to know about this groundbreaking, tragic figure. You probably haven’t heard of Émilie du...
Criticism of the monarchy in the press was suppressed during this period. By Jennifer Hight Introduction The...
The late Qing (Manchu) dynasty to the fall of Imperial China. Mongolian Interlude By the mid-thirteenth century,...
The development of Chinese culture as it is still known today, via the Hundred Schools of Thought,...
When we think of migrants, we think of them crossing the Mediterranean to come to Europe. Yet 200 years ago, many did...
The League aimed to protect trade, which meant that maintaining peace was also a major concern. Introduction...
A storm shook Moscow on August 25, 1530, and as the thunder rolled, Ivan IV was born....
He came into power at a time when Russian princes were still competing among themselves and struggling...
Two powerful and often conflicting legal systems had emerged. Early Development When the Germanic tribes entered the...
What are and should be the implications of the publication of the Black Notebooks for the reception of Heidegger...
Hostility against Jews intensified in the course of the crises caused by social and cultural changes. Introduction Beginning...
Examining how issues of representation and aesthetics impacted the environmental history of early modern Europe. Early modern interaction...
The sheriff of Stirling was ordered by the king to make the perpetrators reconstruct the abbey’s infrastructure within...
Athens wanted to put an end to the economic competition of Aegina. Kosmos Society / 11.2018 Aegina...
The order was formed c.1119 CE when seven knights, led by French nobleman Hugh of Payns, swore...
A new realization of the value of their labor and an unwillingness to be exploited lay behind...
The idea of people of different social levels living together on a single estate for mutual benefit...
Alexander the Great’s cause of death has been contentious since antiquity. By Nathan Gamble (left) and...
PTSD is a relatively modern term, but the symptoms are as old as civilization itself. In the BBC’s Bodyguard, Richard Madden plays...