Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Some 2,000 war and merchant ships were sunk in the waters of Southeast Asia during the Second World War, constituting around ten per cent of
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
The Franco-Ottoman alliance, formed in the 1530s between the king of France, François I, and the Turkish ruler of the Ottoman Empire, Kanuni Sultan Süleiman
How the South Became Republican
On the evening of 1 August 1952 General Dwight D.Eisenhower, the newly nominated Republican presidential nominee, met with his advisers at the Brown Palace Hotel
Phantom Time Thesis: Are The Middle Ages Just A Lie? (Video)
The Phantom Time Thesis suggests that nearly three centuries of medieval history—from 614 to 911 AD—never actually occurred. This theory, proposed by German publisher Heribert
How Unusual Were Some Medieval Crimes? (Video)
Medieval crimes ranged from the familiar—like theft and murder—to the distinctly unusual. One particularly notable crime was the violation of forest laws, which were instituted
Historical, Archaeological, and Theological Debates Surrounding the Kingdom of Judah
The Kingdom of Judah, an ancient state established in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age, has long been a focal point for historians, archaeologists,
The Plague That Made People Dance Themselves to Death (Video)
In 1518, Strasbourg witnessed one of the most unusual and deadly events in medieval Europe: a dance plague. It all began when a woman named
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
We like to think that we know what the Second World War was fought for: freedom, democracy and the defeat of Germany and the evils
The Wentworth Brothers: Defenders of Free Speech
Peter and Paul Wentworth were notable figures in Elizabethan England, remembered for their staunch defense of parliamentary privileges, in particular the protection of free speech.
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
When taking stock of Richard III’s short reign, one of the positive developments cited by his modern-day supporters is his extension of kingly justice to