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In the late 19th century, the face of the United States was transformed by industrialisation. Steel, oil and railroads ...
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Emily Callaci discusses a bold – and controversial – feminist movement that campaigned for women to be paid for household ...
Following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in July 2024, Matt Elton spoke to historian Adam IP Smith about the ...
When Vladimir Putin states that Russians and Ukrainians are “one people”, he’s invoking a very specific vision of history. In essays and speeches, the Russian president has unfurled more than a ...
The pope – the supreme pontiff, the Bishop of Rome, God’s representative on Earth – is the head of the Catholic Church worldwide, the leader of a faith with 1.2 billion adherents today. Modern popes ...
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At the peak of its glory, the Temple of Artemis towered above the ancient city of Ephesus standing as a vast sanctuary of marble and gold that drew pilgrims from across the Mediterranean. Counted ...
One of the most powerful pieces of the medieval Christian toolkit was the claiming and repurposing of sacred pagan sites. Cathedrals, chapels and shrines were frequently built where polytheistic pagan ...