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Hereās an interesting fact: if you didnāt pay your insurance premiums in 17th and 18th century London, firefighters would simply let your house burn, even if they were on the scene. This fact has been repeated many times by many people, so it must be true, right? Or is it?Ā
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The study of Indigenous languages spoken in maritime South-East Asia today has shed new light on the beginnings of the Austronesian expansion. This was the last major migration of people spreading out across the Pacific Ocean and, ultimately, settling Aotearoa. Scientists all agree that people speaking Austronesian languages started out from Taiwan and settled the Philippines around 4,000 years ago. They usedĀ sails as early as 2,000 years ago. Together with other maritime technologies, this allowed them to disperse to the islands of the Indo-Pacific ocean.
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This blog post marks the anniversary of theĀ Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act, which passed on 21 November 1918, and enabled women over the age 21 to stand for Parliament. While an often overlooked act, this change in the law represents an important milestone for womenās rights. For the first time in history, women were able to directly influence Parliamentary debates and the passing of laws.
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The vivid and graphic imagery of the First World War has indeed become a potent symbol of the need for everlasting commemoration, and a continuous reminder of armed conflictās futility. Yet with the inevitable passing of time, direct links to the āWar to end all Warsā have regretfully vanished, with all veterans who served in the trenches now gone. This most special group of soldiers may now be physically silent, but their haunting messages of warning remain.
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Journalists and policy analysts should spend more time reading history. If they did, they would be better placed to challenge the diplomats and politicians who casually requisition the past in order to lay claim to the present. We might also find our way towards policy prescriptions with real meat, as opposed to the all-too-common superficialities that substitute true engagement with historical context for little more than a doff and a wink at times gone by. Wisdom is in the files.
In this lesson we will be learning about the reasons why the US entered WW1 and how the War came to an end.
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Neanderthals were until quite recently often seen as simple-minded savages ā powerful hunters with a short attention span. But in the last few years, scientists have realised that they were a lot more refined than previously thought ā capable ofĀ caring for the vulnerable,Ā burying their deadĀ and evenĀ adorning themselvesĀ with feathers and beads.
Weekly 10 Question History Quiz.
See how your history knowledge stacks up!
1. Which battle did King Harold II fight in the days prior to the Battle of Hastings?
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In 1352 the crime of treason was defined for the first time in English law. But how were traitors punished in the pre-modern period?
2020 marks the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook and the HMB Endeavour charted the East...
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The way historians have viewed the causes of WWI has changed in the hundred years since war broke out. This article explores the origins of the Great War.
Reading time: 8 minutes Girolamo Savonarola, an Italian preacher and reformer, led an interesting...
Read MoreIn this lesson we will learn about the Flavian Dynasty, which began under the rule of Vespasian during the Year of the Four Emperors.
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Estimated reading time: 19 minutes Historical research of the last 20 years has confirmed the...
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The game takes place on the Western Front between 1914 and 1918, in one of the bloodiest conflicts...
Read MoreThis lesson we will be learning about Genghis Khan and his devastating military campaigns that led to massive expansions of the Mongol Empire.
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The region near Medan is famous for its Deli tobacco, and colonial planters researched how to boost tobacco production. Behind the golden age and success of Dutch research, I found enormous human casualties that built plantations in North Sumatra. Widespread racism and slavery occurred in plantations managed by colonial companies.
History Guild Members can take advantage of our discounted access to Historical PC games. In the...
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Before the glamorous flyers of the 1930s like Amelia Earhart, āChubbyā Miller and Nancy...
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