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Eleanora @Eleanora - almost 5 years ago

February Quiz

[unable to retrieve full-text content]February QuizHistory Today Which president appears on the $5,000 bill? When was the Reichstag Fire?

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Marjory @Marjory - 5 months ago

The Election That Caused the Boer War

In 1898 – some 12 years before it was subsumed into the Union of South Africa – the Cape Colony held what would be the most factious and divisive election in its history. What was more, it was an election that saw the mining magnate and self-professed racist Cecil John Rh...continued

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Alan @Alan - 11 months ago

Byzantine Bishops at War with Women

Ancient writers could think of no more compelling a villain than an ambitious queen. Stories about men of virtue and the women who tried to bring them down were so popular that historians sometimes seem to have made them up. Such narratives are as old as that of Queen Jez...continued

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Rowan @Rowan - 5 months ago

Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?

Robert Bruce, future king of Scots, was born 750 years ago on 11 July 1274. The date, we know – as do we know that he entered an aristocratic world in which, since the late 11th century, ‘English’ and ‘Scottish’ noble houses had held lands and, just like their respective ...continued

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Americo @Americo - over 3 years ago

Alternative Histories: Jerusalem, A.D. 30

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Alternative Histories: Jerusalem, A.D. 30Katie HolyoakWed, 04/28/2021 - 15:35Source: History Today Feed

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Alexzander @Alexzander - about 4 years ago

The First Blind Medical Trials

In his satirical poem, English Bards and Scotch Reviewers (1809), Lord Byron mocked medical charlatans who repeatedly introduced new gimmicks in order to extort large sums of money from gullible customers:What varied wonders tempt us as they pass!The Cow-pox, Tractors, Ga...continued

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Cynthia @Cynthia - about 4 years ago

The Shanghai Race Club | History Today

Starting in the 1850s, horse racing in China was a symbol of British colonialism, but was embraced by both locals and expatriates. The sport spread to dozens of ‘treaty ports’, from Harbin in Manchuria near the border with Russia, to Canton in the south and as far west as...continued

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Marjory @Marjory - about 3 years ago

September Quiz

[unable to retrieve full-text content]September QuizKatie HolyoakFri, 09/24/2021 - 14:53Source: History Today Feed

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Felicita @Felicita - almost 3 years ago

Quiz of the Year

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Quiz of the YearKatie HolyoakWed, 12/15/2021 - 11:49Source: History Today Feed

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Zetta @Zetta - almost 3 years ago

November Quiz

[unable to retrieve full-text content]November QuizKatie HolyoakFri, 11/26/2021 - 14:43Source: History Today Feed

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Iva @Iva - almost 3 years ago

January Quiz

[unable to retrieve full-text content]January QuizKatie HolyoakFri, 01/28/2022 - 12:09Source: History Today Feed

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Manley @Manley - about 3 years ago

October Quiz

[unable to retrieve full-text content]October QuizKatie HolyoakFri, 10/22/2021 - 14:38Source: History Today Feed

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Raoul @Raoul - about 2 years ago

Mapping It

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Mapping ItKatie HolyoakTue, 09/13/2022 - 09:29Source: History Today Feed

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Minnie @Minnie - almost 5 years ago

Quiz of the Year | History Today

For our January quiz: 12 quiz questions, one question for every issue of last year.Missed something you wish you had read? Order 2019 back issues from our website, or read the digital edition. Don't miss out in 2020! Subscribe to the world's leading serious history magazi...continued

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