Interpretations of the Bible and practices differed between one settlement or colony and another. Introduction Religion in Colonial...
History
It was the purpose of the duel to determine which of the parties was telling the truth...
The “code of chivalry” is a product of the Late Middle Ages, evolving partly from an idealization...
Children’s clothing appeared only 200 years ago. Until now, children’s clothing and children’s fashion for girls and...
During the war some 16,112,566 Americans served in the United States Armed Forces, with 405,399 killed and...
During the interwar period, deep German anger arose in the Weimar Republic on the conditions of the...
The empire’s expansion brought them into contact with a population of different customs, languages, and religions. Introduction...
The scale and scope of warfare in Ancient Greece changed dramatically as a result of the Greco-Persian...
The earliest depictions of boxing as a formal sport can be traced back to Mesopotamia as early...
According to the Iliad, Mycenaean warriors included boxing among their competitions honoring the fallen. Introduction Ancient Greek...
Melissus echoes Parmenides by objecting to a pluralistic view of reality essentially based on perception. By Daniel...
Pleasure plays a central role in all forms of hedonism. It refers to experience that feels good,...
A Getty conservator discusses how she protects a rare and important photograph. In late August 1850, Cazenovia,...
A resulting myth has become a symbol of the traumatizing legacy of trans-Atlantic slavery and serves as...
Although the social hierarchy was more relaxed in the colonies, it still existed and descended from top...
Settlers left Norway and other regions to start fresh and arrange their world as nowhere else in...
Tournaments Ritualized battles were a medieval form of entertainment called tournaments or “tourneys” arising around the eleventh...
Mikhail Gvozdev’s trip in 1732 marked the first Russian contact with the American mainland, and with Alaska’s...
On May 11, 1545, he left Spain with four ships, supplies to build 2 river boats, perhaps...
Our biggest evolutionary advantages are an ability to walk on two legs and our big brains. By...
Bonobos may help explain how humans evolved the capacity to be nice – at least some of...
Even though the medical community thoroughly discredited his methods, he was able to continue his activities for...
These widely marketed “cures” first came to prominence during the 17th and 18th centuries in Britain and...
Van Leeuwenhoek, who discovered bacteria, is one of the most important figures in the history of medicine....
The manuscript was produced around 512 C.E. for the imperial princess Anicia Juliana in Constantinople. By Dr....
“We have got to have a military formation of the women.” By Edward McClellandAuthor and Historian In...
The five-year program opened the minds of their male peers to the women’s abilities. By Nathaniel PatchArchives...
Typical goods traded by the Celts included salt, slaves, iron, gold, and furs. Introduction Trade in raw materials...
An enormous number of Celtic coins have been found in burials and as part of ritual treasure...
Prior to the 1868 Pharmacy Act, which restricted the sale of opium to pharmacists, opium was widely...