World History
Explore the history of the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific and the East. From Chinese revolutions to Indian emancipation to American independence to African nationhood, there is so much to discover. Meet intriguing people like Castro, Ghandi and Mandela, witness the bloody battles that changed nations like the Vietnam War, the American Civil War and Rwandan Genocide; and examine major turning points like the atomic bomb, the Suez and Panama Canals and landing on the moon.
The Silk Roads
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<p>The "Silk Roads" is a term that conjures images of romance and the exotic. And it was all of that. But it was more. It joined the East and the West for over 2,000 years. It was a conduit, not just
...<p>The "Silk Roads" is a term that conjures images of romance and the exotic. And it was all of that. But it was more. It joined the East and the West for over 2,000 years. It was a conduit, not just
...France on Trial 1945-2025
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<p>France is still coming to terms with the events of 1940-1945 when the Vichy government of France led by “the hero of Verdun,” Marshal Petain, collaborated with the Nazi government of Germany.
...From Alexandria to Canton - Sailing the Monsoon Route
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<p>From early in the first millennium BCE the Incense Route wound its way from the vast groves of frankincense and myrrh in “Arabia Felix” to the shores of the Mediterranean. Following the ‘discovery’
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Discovering Juneteenth
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<p>Until recently, ‘Juneteenth’ was largely unknown outside African-American communities in the United States. It is now an official national holiday and has become known around the world. It began
...<p>Until recently, ‘Juneteenth’ was largely unknown outside African-American communities in the United States. It is now an official national holiday and has become known around the world. It began
...The Wages of Destruction - Economies of the Main Combatants in WWII
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<p>For all the reams that have been written on the terrible conflict on WWII, surely the most significant event of the 20th century, the macroeconomic perspective is often overlooked. Learn how
...Mysterious Deaths of World War II
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<p>There are many tantalising mysteries yet unsolved from World War II. The late queen’s uncle, the dashing Prince George was the first British royal to die “in combat” for 400 years when his flying
...The Lost Kings of England
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<p>The eldest sons of Henry I, Edward III, Henry VII and James I all died before their fathers. What if William (drowned in the White Ship) had succeeded and there had been no civil war between
...The Amazing Bess of Hardwick (1527 - 1608)
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<p>Bess of Hardwick, or the Countess of Shrewsbury, was born in 1527 to minor gentry. First widowed at 16, she went on to have four husbands and build Chatsworth House. In 1568, Elizabeth I required
...The Declaration of Arbroath - Scotland's 14th Century Freedom Manifesto
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<p>Written during the Scottish wars of Independence against England, the Declaration of Arbroath is held amongst Scotland’s historical state papers. We examine this remarkable document written to the
...Looting for the Louvre - Bonaparte and French Imperialism
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<p>Napoleon looted art as the booty of conquest. This was justified on the grounds that the confiscated works of art, were themselves being “liberated” into the Enlightenment values of the French
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