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… argue that she was murdered because of her Jewish blood. Some of them have gone so far as to accuse the Church of … “Christianize” the Holocaust in order to play down Catholic complicity in Nazi atrocities. This controversy comes at a … did. Stephen A. Allen is a doctoral candidate in the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame and a …

… the race. [Correction: As of 2022, France has held 7 races solely in France since 1947.] Written by Darcy Benson. Narration by Nicholas B. Breyfogle. Video production by … Darcy Benson … Europe …

… continues to our day. Do these Church actions prove the incompatibility between science and religion? What lessons can be learned from the thought and actions of Galileo, … into trouble. A geocentric model of the solar system (top) compared to the heliocentric model (bottom) Galileo …

… about this important moment in World War II, as well as the soldiers and civilians who took part in the liberation. Written … Editors Lauren Henry, Sarah Paxton and Brionna Mendoza; Associate Editor: Mina Park and Kristin Osborne We thank the … Europe …

… up the existing international state system-the Council of Europe issued a first-time declaration on October 9, 1993 … became painfully aware of this when numbers of their soldiers were killed in Somalia under the direction of a United … historian Eugen Weber Nationalism in the Twentieth Century points out that the "French" spoke a mosaic of regional …

… On April 24, 2015, much of the world will commemorate the centennial of one of the most highly … that the facts of the matter are in doubt, said something absurd, like “There was no genocide, and the … into the Armenian Massacres of 1894-1896,” Comparative Studies in Society and History , XXIV, 3 (July 1982), pp. …

… her work into chapters focusing on the individual episodes of Caesar's life that she has chosen.  Chapter 2 … Whereas in the 20th century, Caesar could just as easily become the savage conqueror again, someone to be resisted … who would finally surrender to Caesar in 51 B.C., would become the symbol of the revolutionary spirit in 19th- and …

… founder of the modern Ukrainian literary language, he is also the most important symbol of modern Ukrainian nationhood. … founder of the modern Ukrainian literary language, he is also the most important symbol of modern Ukrainian nationhood. … Europe …

… known as the Bolsheviks carried out “the Great October Socialist Revolution.”  Written by David L. Hoffmann. … Editors Lauren Henry, Sarah Paxton, and Renae Sullivan; Associate Editors: Mina Park and Stephen Richardson We thank the  Stanton Foundation  for their funding of …

… of the Western Front and ending the First World War. Or so the story goes. … Europe …

… That paper, simply entitled “Declarations Drawn up in Common Agreement,” was signed in a town on the French side … Europe …

… witnessed the signing of the landmark Magna Carta, the medieval English historic legal document that is seen as the … witnessed the signing of the landmark Magna Carta, the medieval English historic legal document that is seen as the … Europe … Medieval …

… the heir apparent to the Austrian throne, and his wife Sophie as their motorcade passed by on the streets of … Europe …

… Princes in the Tower: How History’s Greatest Cold Case Was Solved . Pegasus Books, 2023. Pollard, A.J.  The Wars of the … Europe …

… symbol of the poppy is evoked every Remembrance Day. Source, Charles Pachter . During the twentieth century, … Lest We Forget , by contemporary artist Charles Pachter commemorates the centenary of the First World War. Accompanied by an online series of essays , this exhibition …

… by Oxford mathematician and logician Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, also known as Lewis Carroll, came to life in 1865. While her … by Oxford mathematician and logician Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, also known as Lewis Carroll, came to life in 1865. … Europe …

… See Ohio State historian  Geoffrey Parker's   article, " Lessons from the Little Ice Age " in the New York Times - for a lesson   on climate change in the 17th century and what it … Europe …

… is over. There will be celebrations, and peace will be welcomed by the ordinary people of Ulster. But as the great Irish poet William Butler Yeats once observed, sometimes “peace comes dropping slow.” History stands like a ghost at the … Europe …

… probably think of better birthday presents than the Higgs Boson, or “God Particle,” which might challenge the very … he stood on the shoulders of giants, so perhaps he’d welcome the gift.   Newton is famous for Principia Mathematica … here . Or, to tailor your explanations to various audiences, try this hilarious guide from The Guardian . Most …