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TV series about the great founding event of the USA were thin on the ground until the 21st century.
The V&A’s new Museum and Storehouse were built with the spirit that the museum was founded on in the mid 1800s.
The Odyssey hits cinemas in July 2026. But will it celebrate Odysseus as the clever hero – or finally confront the wreckage he leaves in his wake?
Irish people have historically looked to the natural world to forecast the weather and make sense of their surroundings.
The oldest known writing dates to around 5000 BCE. It origins are mysterious.
You can trace your summer treat all the way back to the ‘ice pits’ developed in the Persian desert in 550 BCE.
The search for Apongo is a small part of historians’ ongoing work to recreate the lives of Africans taken in the transatlantic slave trade.
Language shapes power and words like restitution, unlike repatriation, speak directly to justice when it comes to returning cultural heritage.
Mary Ann Macham’s story is an example of a larger phenomenon of Black American refuge in Britain in the 19th century.
The exceptional historical film has had such a profound impact on western visual culture that many may not realise how deeply its language is rooted in mainstream cinema.
Dickens’s views of slavery were shaped by a journey he made around the US.
Medieval Londoners were importing toys, treats and trinkets
In the 17th century, patches were used to conceal blemishes like the scars left by diseases like smallpox or even syphilis.
Polio may finally be defeated in the next 5 years. Will the world recognize what an extraordinary achievement that is?
The Middle Ages weren’t as dreary and desperate as you’d think, and peasants often had weeks of idle time during the holidays. On Christmas Day, the party was just getting started.
It is likely that Austen met one of her earliest romantic interests at a Christmas party.
Labour migration separated husbands and wives for long periods.
Rock art images show Songlines reached from Murujuga beside the Indian Ocean to the eastern Simpson Desert, 2,300 kilometers away.
Trump and Biden have issued pardons at a faster clip than their predecessors. Many of their decisions appear to have been political or personal in nature.
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Professor of History, Australian Catholic University
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Research Associate, Institute for Prehistory and Early History and Medieval Archaeology, University of Tübingen
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Director, Gender and Women's History Research Centre, Australian Catholic University
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PhD Candidate, Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Bristol
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IE School of Humanities, IE University; California State University San Marcos
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Professor Emerita, Classical Studies, The Open University
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Director, Vice-Chancellor's Centre of Public Ideas (CoPI) and Donald Horne Professor of History and Public Ideas, University of Canberra
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