Key Weapons in History: The Rise and Fall of the Trebuchet
In the long arc of military history, few siege engines have captured the imagination li ...View More
A Defense of Duels
Duels in the Middle Ages occurred on many occasions. While authorities did not usually ...View More
The Peninsula Campaign and The Seven Days Battles: Part 1
The American Civil War had a number of critical junctures in 1862. Here, Lloyd W. Klein ...View More
Vlad the Impaler: Tyrant, Defender, or Monster?
Vlad III: The Impaler Prince of Wallachia – Tyrant, Defender, or Monster?Vlad III, more ...View More
Who's a liberal public figure or celebrity that you like despite their political leaning?
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Personally, my Dad is a pretty big fan of Stephen King, even t ...View More
How a Stolen Diamond Necklace Helped Destroy the French Monarchy
Forged letters, stolen jewels, a gullible cardinal, a cunning conwoman and an innocent ...View More
To What Extent had a Personality Cult Developed Prior to Lenin's Death in 1924?
Lenin became the most influential person in what was o become the Soviet Union, f ...View More
King Canute: The Medieval King who Ruled Many European Lands
King Cnut (Canute) was a monarch who ruled over one of the most expansive empires in ea ...View More
When A Historical Collision Becomes A Tragedy
The recent collision of the Mexican Training Ship Cuauhtemoc into the Brooklyn Bridge w ...View More
Jesters Throughout History: Humor, Power, and the Politics of Performance
If we look back to the era of kings and queens, there is a common figure lurking in the ...View More
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