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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.
A major mystery has surrounded the Hjortspring boat ever since its discovery: where did these invading warriors from the 4th century BC come from?
Are people willing to believe in AI because it taps into myths that are deeply ingrained in their imaginations?
Neo-Nazis and other far-right extremists were early adopters of bulletin board systems, pioneering online recruiting and radicalization techniques long before the social media revolution.
Chaucer and Shakespeare lived through periods of weird weather not unlike what we are seeing today. So what can we learn from their writing?
Ball-goers needed months to prepare for these events.
We created the database in order to challenge assumptions about the lack of professionalism of everyday soldiers.
The newly announced exhibit is surprising but long overdue, and represents an act of institutional accountability.
The Vatican archives show that women reported instances of harassment and abuse to Church authorities.
Napoleon’s sister Pauline used to rouge her nipples to enhance their appearence.
Modern researchers know about the cuckoo’s cross-species brood parasitism – but one Roman emperor observed this more than 700 years ago.
Many of Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories examine male characters facing emotional catastrophe, betrayal and moral dilemmas.
New findings add weight to the theory that states didn’t just spring up from any kind of farming – it had to be grain.
The new series attempts to chart the fall of four major empires but doesn’t always get it right.
Once revered as a great humanitarian, Truby King has recently been characterised as a eugenicist. Seeing him in the context of his times might restore some balance.
As ‘aliens’, postwar Greek immigrants attracted the attention of ASIO, irrespective of their political affiliation.
One factor preventing wider recognition of the Holodomor as a central moment in 20th century history is the lack of compelling treatment in film.
Some peasants were entitled to up to a year and a day of leave if they were sick.
Citizenship as reparation must not translate into citizenship as entitlement.
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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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Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of History, President, Australian Historical Association, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer in History, University of Waikato
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IE School of Humanities, IE University; California State University San Marcos
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PhD Candidate, Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Bristol
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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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Professor Emerita, Classical Studies, The Open University
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Associate Professor, Fashion History, De Montfort University
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Professor in Public History, University of Technology Sydney
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Chair in the History of Finance and Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research, Prosperity and Resilience, Henley Business School, University of Reading
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Senior Lecturer in History, University of Winchester
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Associate Professor of Medieval History, Durham University