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Detestable as it may be, slavery has been an almost constant presence in human civilization until recent history. Most people are aware of slavery’s role in history’s most dominant societies, such as the Americas, the Roman Empire and ancient Egypt. But human bondage didn’t always occur on these massive scales.
Over the centuries many peop...
Was King George III quite absurd or just misunderstood? Was he really the mad King that ruled like a tyrant or was he simply a man who succumbed to mental illness? If so, can we argue that he as an individual as well as his legacy have been misjudged and misconstrued?
The year is 1788. At Kew Palace. Inside the stone walls, a 50-year-old ...
Peter the Great, one of the most notable Czars in Russian history and famous for opening Russia’s windows to the West, played a pivotal role in extending Russian borders further east into Siberia. Summoning a Danish Naval Officer in the service of Russia by the name of Vitus Bering, Czar Peter, in one of his final acts, ordered Bering to lead an expedition to the...
Ernest Shackleton remains one of the most remarkable figures of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, not for the discoveries he made, but for the indomitable spirit, endurance, and leadership he displayed in the face of seemingly impossible odds. Born on the 15th of February, 1874, in Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland, Shackleton grew up in a large Anglo-Irish ...
It turns out that being the home to America’s oldest sports franchise still in continuous operation since 1883 means that its history is both well — good and b...
