The Yugoslav War
In this lesson we will be learning about Balkan history from the late 19th century through to the war in the 1990’s.
Read MoreIn this lesson we will be learning about Balkan history from the late 19th century through to the war in the 1990’s.
Read MoreTHE SUPPRESSION OF THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, VOLUME 1 –...
Read MoreThough her brave acts were acknowledged after her death, Wauba Debar’s grave was later robbed in...
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History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme. Mark Twain.
As a society it is vitally important that we understand our own history, as well as the history of other peoples throughout time. This is the only way we can make informed decisions about how we should approach the challenges that we face in the present and the future.
1. The term ‘Camelot’ is used to refer to which politician’s administration?
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THE EPIDEMICS OF THE MIDDLE AGES – AUDIOBOOK By Justus Hecker (1795 –...
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Cyprus is a country that on paper is whole, but in reality is divided into several parts. Greeks, Turks, Cypriots and the United Kingdom have all staked claims on the island, with the UN in the middle, doing their best to maintain the peace. But what made Cyprus into an island of lines?
1. When did the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman become the first European to reach New Zealand?
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1. What almost lead to Apollo 11 aborting their moon landing?
By Simon Winchester Land—whether meadow or mountainside, desert or peat bog, parkland or pasture,...
Read MoreEstimated reading time: 5 minutes By Andrew Lambert, King’s College London. Modern...
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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.
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History is typically told from the winner’s perspective. In the case of Europe’s many different languages, it turns out that history is generally spoken in the winner’s language as well.
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It has long been assumed that Indigenous Australia was isolated until Europeans arrived in 1788, except for trade with parts of present day Indonesia beginning at least 300 years ago. But our recent archaeological research hints of at least an extra 2,100 years of connections across the Coral Sea with Papua New Guinea.
By David Ellyard Who Discovered What When? is an absorbing and easy-toread book about the growth...
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At the very least, we need to ensure there are avenues of transmission and communication between the one and the other, as well as between the historical profession and policymakers. Historians must never cease to be themselves, but nor do they have the luxury of being able to shut out a world they have a deep professional and moral obligation to interpret as well as change.
THE EMPRESSES OF ROME – AUDIOBOOK By Joseph Martin McCabe (1867 – 1955) The story...
Read MoreEstimated reading time: 1 minute 100 years on from the brutal attack on the Black resident’s...
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In the autumn of 2020, I was contacted by the field archaeology unit of the Swedish National Historical Museums, who are also known as the Archaeologists. They were excavating at a Viking-age settlement at Viggbyholm just north of Stockholm. During routine metal detecting of the site, they had located a very exciting find: eight silver necklaces and other silver jewellery along with 12 coins, everything delicately wrapped up in a cloth and deposited in a pot. In other words, a genuine Viking silver hoard.