Imperial Overconfidence: The Anglo-Zulu War
Reading time: 8 minutes For a fine example of overconfidence during the height of British...
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Read MoreIn this lesson we will be learning about the Bourbon restoration and how France functioned after 1815.
Read MoreIn this lesson we will be learning about the Northern Renaissance and the difference in art and style during that period.
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Often when historians visit an archive or conduct research, we are not sure what we’ll find. With the help of archivists and librarians, we may know broadly what is contained in an archival record or a database, but we never know what may or may not be useful to us. Approaching our research material with a particular set of questions or analytical framework, what we actually find may leave us surprised, confused or taken aback in another way.
In this lesson we will be learning about the art of the Italian Renaissance and it’s significance through Europe for centuries.
Read MoreThe story of the shortest war in history begins with a treaty between colonial powers. In 1890, Britain and Germany signed the Heligoland-Zanzibar treaty which secured spheres of influence in East Africa. Germany was given control of mainland Tanzania, while Zanzibar fell under British control.
Read MoreEstimated reading time: 11 minutes The Greenwood neighbourhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma was a hub for...
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In just five short years, the combined forces of the Axis powers managed to commit atrocities and war crimes on a scale never equalled before or after. But while Axis war crimes came into sudden shocking clarity with the Allied victory in 1945, one Axis power is still overlooked to this day: Italy.
Estimated reading time: 11 minutes In the history of warfare, there have been mismatched conflicts...
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The Onna-Musha played an important role throughout Japan’s history. Yet, their stories are not well known.
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As famed as American commanders like Dwight Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur are today, one of the most important is the relatively little-known Joseph Stilwell.
He was one of its leading experts on a country that was to play a pivotal role in the history not just of the war, but of the 20th century: China.
In this lesson we will be learning about the Koreas under Japanese rule and the events that led to the Korean War.
Read MoreIn this lesson we will be learning about the Macedonian conquest and the legacies left behind by great conquerors such as Philip ll and his son Alexander.
Read MoreIn this lesson we will be learning about the Japanese constitution and how Japan managed to rebuild itself after WW2.
Read MoreThis lesson will take us to the Northern parts of Africa as we learn about post-Byzantine Egypt and Nubia known as the kingdom of Kush.
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Neanderthals used to be portrayed as unintelligent and technologically deficient, a species that went extinct because of its inferiority to humans. But researchers now generally agree that Neanderthals were adept predators, innovative builders and symbolic thinkers. So how were early humans actually different from Neanderthals? It’s getting increasingly difficult to tell. But the capability to kill at a distance – such as with a bow and arrow – has long been thought of thought of as one important threshold in our human success story.
This lesson will take us to the Authoritarian era of France as we learn about the goals, successes and failures of that time.
Read MoreReading time: 98 minutes Less than two months after the devastating surprise attack at Pearl...
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The blue waters of the Mediterranean became a vicious battleground far removed from the familiar landscapes of Australia during the Second World War. Yet Australian airmen and sailors played a pivotal role in this vital theatre. Their actions defending the beleaguered island fortress of Malta reverberated throughout the British empire and helped turn the tides of war.
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Write yourself inside the pages of history when you visit the Brallos Pass region. The Battlefields of Brallos Pass is just a snapshot of the rich history throughout Central Greece. It was the site of a famous battle more than two thousand years before World War II, home to an Ancient Greek City, and has unique geological features dotting the mountainous landscape.