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Free French Bombers Over France

During the Second World War the Allies waged a bombing campaign over occupied France that cost the lives of more than 57,000 civilians. As the

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Aliens and the Enlightenment | History Today

For millennia everybody knew that human beings enjoy a privileged, unique position at the centre of the universe. That self-confidence began to crack after Nicolaus

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The Centurion: Backbone of the Roman Army (Video)

The centurion played a crucial role in the success of the Roman army, serving as the backbone of both military operations and broader Roman society.

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Constantine XI And The Final Days Of The Byzantine Empire (Video)

Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Byzantine emperor, was born on February 8, 1405, into a dynasty struggling to maintain control over a crumbling empire. By

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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,