Deaths were justified by prevailing ideologies both in Westminster and among the British public. Chief Mato-tope of...
History
Van Helmont was an heir of Paracelsus’s thought and movement who went to lengths in later years...
Achilles was too proud and bad-tempered for his own good, and his reckless rage would cost both...
Exploring how manuscripts reveal the evolution of the tale of Troy in ancient Greek and Latin traditions....
The absolute best Time in sports is the great upsets that once in a while happen in...
By Von Diaz and Emma Bowman Around Memorial Day of 2000, Emily Aho took her then 75-year-old...
The Pope and the president both opted to look away from the greatest humanitarian crisis of our...
The timing of the assassination made Easter Sunday 1865 a particularly important—and confusing—occasion. Shot on Good Friday...
These men fled to a variety of destinations, including modern-day Canada, the Caribbean, and France. I’m investigating...
The pulverizing defeat at Hattin had left most of the Crusader strongholds without enough soldiers to defend...
The rebellious Arabian tribes declared that their pact with Muhammad was personal and that they felt no...
It would take several decades of legal action and years of nonviolent direct action to spark real...
It was not until 1954 in Brown v. Board of Education and later 1964 with the Civil...
Looking at at how Britain’s first lesbian magazine came about and its impact on society. Introduction In...
By the 1930s, vibrators were just another household electric appliance that could soothe your pains at the...
We often forget that for most of history artists did not simply create art for art’s sake....
There are dozens of different ways to view history. You can see history from the perspective of...
It is perhaps the fact that Washington was determined to limit his power as President that is...
Rivalries, conflict, and “bad blood” between presidents are part of the story of American history. Most of...
With the plague decimating the ranks of laborers, surviving workers rebelled against the crown’s higher taxes and...
Plotting John’s route for all 17 years of his reign to produce digital maps of his progress...
Knights were generally paid for their services, but not if in service to the king in a...
Codes of law existed in almost every ancient civilization. Introduction The legal code was a common feature...
Calvinism is known for some notable experiments in Christian theocracy. Introduction Calvinism is a system of Christian...
Many features of the Settlement remained in place and their effects can still be seen on today’s...
Medieval medical communities and religious institutions were intermingled. Originally published by Digital Commons at Western Oregon University,...
Medieval reliquaries have been subject to widespread destruction during times of religious and political strife. Relics Christian...
These elite burial monuments are not only important for rich funerary goods but also for the complex...
Ships known as Barques of the Gods are associated with a number of different Egyptian deities. Introduction...
Many acts we would describe as crimes today were largely unprosecuted before the mid-nineteenth century. Introduction As...