Looking at crime in Elizabethan England and the brutal punishments offenders received. Thieves and Pickpockets The crowded...
History
During the American Revolution, Magna Carta served to inspire and justify action in liberty’s defense. “The democratic...
This refers to any one of several ancient Roman laws (leges maiestatis) dealing with crimes against the...
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There is no systematic collection of Greek laws, thus the knowledge the earliest notions of the subject...
One of our most common condiments was once very valuable and, until surprisingly recently, used as a...
Looking at medical advice given to suffers during London’s ‘Great Plague’ c.1665-1666 How do you avoid catching...
Each season in medieval europe had its own special Christian celebration, often based on older pagan traditions....
Similarities of its features suggest a strong influence on the Christian celebration of Christmas. By Mark CartwrightHistorian...
Monetary, fiscal, military, political, and economic issues are all very much intertwined. Two centuries ago, in 1776,...
An analysis of the Aeneid and the extent to which it can be taken as a commentary...
Ross cast the vote that saved President Andrew Johnson. By David O. Stewart, J.D. The current impeachment...
Introduction Edmund Gibson Ross (December 7, 1826 – May 8, 1907) was a politician who represented Kansas after...
By Mark CartwrightHistorian Yaxchilan, located on the banks of the Usumacinta River in the Yucatán peninsula of...
Tikal built its wealth by exploiting its natural resources and geographical location to become a Maya superpower....
The Silk Road was a vast trade network connecting Eurasia and North Africa via land and sea...
Such states and fiefdoms would again emerge during later dynasties as a political expedient when required. Introduction...
The perpetually contemporary Williams, as Ellington famously described her, mastered the language of swing. By Natalie Weiner...
Bessie’s voice was elemental, a force set free from deep inside the world. It was a hot...
The South was allowed to go back to their old ways of bigotry. The American Story is...
Andrew Johnson lacked Lincoln’s political skills and instead exhibited a stubbornness and confrontational approach. Introduction President Johnson...
The spread of Christianity in the Early Middle Ages (from the fifth to tenth centuries) marked the...
Slavery, for many civilizations throughout human history, has been an inescapable fact. By Harrison Kavanagh Like all...
Changes caused Protestants to lose the privileges they had enjoyed in public life, and they wanted government...
Although Article VI of the U.S. Constitution prohibits any religious test “as a Qualification to any Office...
The Puritan minister originated a principle that remains contentious to this day—separation of church and state. Even...
They wanted to bring about the reform of Protestantism throughout the English Empire. “A City upon a...
The clergy of ancient Egypt did not preach, interpret scripture, proselytize, or conduct weekly services. Introduction The...
She is best known for her works, Inninsagurra, Ninmesarra, and Inninmehusa, all three hymns to the goddess...
Freedom of speech often suffers during times of war. Introduction Patriotism at times devolves into jingoism and...
“Congress shall make no law . . . ” The words are plain, blunt and unequivocal —...