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Anderson @Anderson - about 4 years ago

Intensity of the Idler | History Today

‘I can excuse anything but boredom’, said the Hollywood actor Hedy Lamarr, whose pioneering work on the frequency-hopping technology that gave us secure wi-fi has done much to rid us of ennui. Until lockdown, that is, which has forced many to become reacquainted with bore...continued

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Ericka @Ericka - about 3 years ago

Whose Authority? | History Today

How did the idea of a European secular society come about? In this startlingly original book, David Lloyd Dusenbury argues that the separation of politics and religion, of ‘church and state’, can be attributed to a thread of Christian thought rooted in the Gospel accounts...continued

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Meggie @Meggie - over 2 years ago

Rome, Zombie City | History Today

Rarely has the story of one city’s misfortunes and an empire’s collapse so neatly coincided as on 29 May 1453 at Constantinople. An invading Ottoman army had spent the previous year erecting forts along the Bosporus to deter the city’s allies from supplying aid. By April,...continued

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Jaydon @Jaydon - about 3 years ago

Summer of ’59 | History Today

Roman summers are notoriously ominous for the health of popes and cardinals alike. As the sultry summer of 1559 drew to a close, Paul IV, the harshly repressive pontiff infamous for establishing both the Roman Inquisition and the Index of Prohibited Books, died in the Apo...continued

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Pablo @Pablo - almost 3 years ago

The Hidden History of Black Diplomacy

Diplomacy in the early modern period was not limited to grand treaties, elaborate ceremonies and frequent warfare. In order for diplomacy to function, a host of individuals were required, including informal advisers, messengers, translators, bureaucrats and merchants. All...continued

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Alan @Alan - about 1 year ago

George McMahon: Fascist Assassin or British Spy?

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Jimmy @Jimmy - over 3 years ago

The End of Turtle Soup

Imagine an affluent group of men who paid to spend a day at their club feasting on a decadent array of dishes. Yet, while the ordinary menu would satisfy most, these were not typical diners. They came for one reason: green turtles. Turtle soup. Turtle steak. Turtle salad....continued

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Elian @Elian - about 1 year ago

Shots Fired: Marjorie Foster and Women at War

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Rex @Rex - about 1 year ago

Did Hernán Cortés Murder His First Wife?

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Hannah @Hannah - over 3 years ago

Facing the Terror: a witness to the French Revolution

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Meggie @Meggie - about 1 year ago

The Medieval University Experience | History Today

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Alvah @Alvah - about 1 year ago

How Henry II Survived the Great Rebellion

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Clarissa @Clarissa - over 4 years ago

On Her Most Serene Republic’s Secret Service

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Bobby @Bobby - over 2 years ago

A Haitian Queen in Georgian Britain

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Felicita @Felicita - over 3 years ago

1771: The Year Britain Lost America?

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Minnie @Minnie - about 1 year ago

Turkey and the End of the Ottoman Empire

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Ericka @Ericka - over 1 year ago

Lee Kuan Yew’s Singapore Story

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Garnet @Garnet - about 1 year ago

When Inca Mummies Came to Europe

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Meggie @Meggie - over 2 years ago

Kaiser Karl and the End of the Habsburgs

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Alan @Alan - about 3 years ago

Between China and a Hard Place

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Roger @Roger - about 4 years ago

Angels Ever Bright and Fair

The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) fought its first battle in western Europe since Waterloo on 23 August 1914. Under the Schlieffen Plan, the Germans entered Belgium and aimed to advance towards France and on to the French capital. On 22 August, the British entered Bel...continued

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Garnet @Garnet - over 3 years ago

Melusine: The Myth that Built Europe

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Garnet @Garnet - over 2 years ago

The Black Legend of the House of Dudley

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Cynthia @Cynthia - almost 2 years ago

The Nazi Spider in the Spanish Press

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Alexandro @Alexandro - almost 3 years ago

Crime in the City of Brotherly Love

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