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The Favorites of Emperor Honorius by John William Waterhouse depicts the emperor's court in the 5th century CE.

Financing Salvation in Late Antiquity

Review of The Ransom of the Soul: Afterlife and Wealth in Early Western Christianity, by Peter Brown (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2015.)
… of the living, and that the property of the church had come to be thought of as being held as a trust with which to … Western Christianity.  This, in my opinion, impedes his audience from considering the true centrality of the issues of … of The Ransom of the Soul will provide inspiration to future scholars and father a new vein of historiography in …

The Soccer World Goes to South Africa: Sport and the Making of Modern Africa

… for protest: sport. The major international sport bodies acted, albeit slowly. When their calls for … targets. An Olympic bid may even be in South Africa's future as sport mega-events become a symbol of a nation's … is a very difficult thing, let alone going to look for the website of FIFA to apply for a ticket. It is going to block …
Count Gaston aboard his Jeantaud electric, 1899.

The Jeantaud Electric Car Land Speed Record

… single kilometer. Although the only electric vehicle at the competition, the Jeantaud handily beat its gasoline-powered … Road to Mass EV Adoption: Three Barriers To a Sustainable Future”  Forbes Technology Council  (August 30, 2023)  … the-road-to-mass-ev-adoption-three-barriers-to-a-sustainable-future/?sh=3aaaef712293 As accessed 27 November 2023. …
The Norwegians Land in Iceland 872 by Oscar Wergeland (1877).

Why We Love the Vikings

… ties were also immensely important, for one often needed community support at the assembly to win a legal case. Thus, … was not the first one to do so, his work found a captive audience: the Victorians loved Vikings.  In previous … transformed into that of a noble ancestor that embodied freedom and self-reliance. It’s easy to see why the  …
This painting by Jean-Baptiste de Saive (1562) portrays the environment of the kitchen as a place of making. As Wall argues, the kitchen was one of the main spaces for women to create and experiment.

Kitchen Wisdom

Review of Recipes for Thought: Knowledge and Taste in the Early Modern English Kitchen, by Wendy Wall (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016).
… legacy and identity, verifying truth, and even forging community. Recipes were not only for the creation of tasty … trial and error to find cures for a variety of maladies (215-6). Authors of these texts wrote down their … experience allows us to verify the past and create the future. And she prompts us to consider that the domestic …
The ship Ile de Sein laying fiber-optic cable off the west coast of Canada, 2007.

From the Transatlantic Telephone to the iPhone

… an app (maybe Skype, maybe FaceTime) to unlock portals of communication. Apple’s original iPhone, released in 2007. … two anniversaries this month—the opening of the first commercial transatlantic telephone service on January 7, … phone, but Jobs’ creation is as much a harbinger of the future as a product of the past. Our iPhones are still very …
Dreamcatchers shown against the sky

Re-storying the Experiences of Indigenous College Students

… Dr. Lucy Murphy  Hello, welcome to "Re-storying the Experiences of Indigenous College … Indigenous Arts and Humanities Grant and American Indian Studies at The Ohio State University. My name is Lucy Murphy. … of the topics, the topics of the course. So to end, the future research is, I'm interested in what Carter's article …
American soldiers land near Algiers

Torch: The Allied Invasion of French North Africa, 1942

… the Axis, operation Torch constituted the biggest and most complex amphibious landing to that point in world history.  … North Africa by year’s end.  Hoping to give French soldiers an opportunity to cooperate with the Allies and … and American forces through the remainder of the war. Torch coincided with stunning victories at El Alamein and …
President Carter shakes hands with General Torrijos of Panama after signing the Panama Canal Treaty

The Missing "Third" of the Third World

Review of Latin America and the Global Cold War, by Thomas C. Field, Jr., Stella Krepp, and Vanni Pettinà (Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2020)
… , to name a few. Yet, aside from the high-profile case studies of Cuba and Nicaragua, one region of the Global South … and development. Latin America is a vast region comprising 33 individual countries in the southern half of … World, and Cold War history points the way toward much future research. With memorable anecdotes, concise chapters, …
A rendering of the Battle of Fort Pillow, also known as the Fort Pillow Massacre, which was fought on April 12, 1864 in Tennessee.  It ended with a massacre by Confederate soldiers of at least one hundred surrendered black troops serving the Union, exemplifying one of the Civil War's transgressions of the norms of warfare.

The American Civil War, Then and Now

Review of The War that Forged a Nation: Why the Civil War Still Matters, by James McPherson (New York: Oxford University Press, 2015)
Coming to terms with the American Civil War is no easy task. … New historical estimates put the death toll at 750,000 soldiers, or 2.4% of the American population in 1860, which … As the conflict wore on, the distinctions between enemy soldiers and civilians blurred, as non-combatants increasingly …
A photograph of Viola Desmond

Remembering Viola Desmond

… that day, Desmond became the target of a racist incident, a common event for Blacks in Canada. Her decision to challenge … programs, Desmond earned a teacher’s certificate by completing a provincial test. She was required to teach in a … and a public opinion survey on the Bank of Canada website is indicative of a willingness to acknowledge a …
On August 8, 1918, 17,000 German soldiers surrendered to the Allies.

November 11, 1918: The End of World War I?

… the story goes. In January 1918, after forty-one months of combat, Allied troops were ready for a ceasefire, but they … and the failure of the Spring Offensive caused German soldiers’ morale to plummet. The impact was devastating. On August 8, 1918, 17,000 German soldiers surrendered to the Allies following a British …
Cover of The Chiefs Now in This City: Indians and the Urban Frontier in Early America by Colin Calloway.

Native Americans in Urban Places

Review of , “The Chiefs Now in This City”: Indians and the Urban Frontier in Early America, by Colin Calloway (New York City, NY: Oxford University Press, 2021)
… in between. Historians have traditionally focused on the outcomes of “the chiefs now in this city,” namely, treaties. … was a man who traveled with an escort of Pennsylvania soldiers; who insisted on not only an interpreter but a clerk … near the New Lutheran Church, 1800. Teedyuscung died in a suspicious fire that engulfed his home city in the …
Polin Museum

A Postcard from Warsaw, Poland: POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews

… in Polish-Jewish history. After years of controversies and compromises, the final product represents the dedicated … Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, a professor of performance studies at New York University, who was appointed to as the … flourished for centuries and that it did not completely die after 1945. The Museum is part of the larger, historical …
Storming the Bastille

Storming the Bastille (July 14, 1789)

… by historians, depicted by artists and celebrated by common people. In 1880, the French chose to make the … times of deterritorialized terror, outsourced prisons, bitcoins, and subcontracted state and military arbitrariness, … have in their possession in order to help document the future trial of royal despotism. The citizens of Paris …
Actors in the Berezil troupe, 1922.

Ukrainian Theater on the Soviet Stage

… ensuing chaos and devastation, painfully relevant to all audiences who had endured not only World War I , but also the … cavorted with dancing girls. Finally, the figure of comic writer Ostap Vyshnia was depicted hunting a line of … Avant-Garde of the 1910s and 1920s (Rodovid, 2015). Website: “Open Kurbas” created by Tetiana Rudenko and the …
Colin Kaepernick and teammates kneeling

The Long View of Sports Protests

… Brenna Miller    Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a … where you find examples of athletes finding a large audience maybe in some ways, whether they're seeking a large … Vinas-Nelson. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more on our website
One of Havana's plazas without a church.

A Postcard From Havana, Cuba

… the American imagination. America’s fixation on Cuba’s Communist government has led to many regrettable results: … by a domino-theory fear that tiny Cuba would bring about communist revolutions throughout the hemisphere. It wasn’t … slow rehabilitation of the U.S.-Cuba relationship and its future potential. At the end of the day, Havana is …

The Secular Roots of a Religious Divide in Contemporary Iraq

… some political pundits conclude, negotiations cannot overcome divine principles dictating distinct worldviews that … Rightly Guided Caliphs were chosen by a consensus of the community. This was not a democracy; it was instead a … as  ashura . Shi'is believe that Husayn was a martyr who died the rightful leader of the political community. …
Cover of Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present by Christopher I. Beckwith.

Between the East and the West

Review of Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present, by Christopher I. Beckwith (Princeton University Press 2009)
… separated peoples with the "Central Eurasian Cultural Complex." The crucial element of the Complex is the ruler … into the declining Roman empire. Beckwith describes medieval feudalism, characterized by the special status of the … and recovery of  Central Eurasia. But who is to predict the future of Central Eurasia? In any case, Beckwith is to be …
People holding signs: "More Mental Health Care + Less Jail Time" and "Support Mental Health - It's the Right Thing to Do"

Mental Health and American Society

… Jessica Vinas-Nelson   Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a … temptation to say, "Well, I mean, how many people in the audience might have had this experience growing up?" You know, … Vinas-Nelson, song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more on our website
Cover of The Battle of Adwa African Victory in the Age of Empire by Raymond Jonas

When Ethiopia Stunned the World

Review of The Battle of Adwa: African Victory in the Age of Empire, by Raymond Jonas (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap Press, 2011)
… and, due to a series of blunders by his subordinate commanders, his force was overwhelmed. Aside from numerous … also captured 1,900 Italians and 1,500 Askari (African soldiers serving in the Italian armed forces). The scope and … World War. Jonas claims that Adwa served as the model for future anti-colonial efforts. His narrative suggests that …