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Was Elizabeth I Justified in having her Cousin Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland Executed?

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When studying the lives of Elizabeth I and her rival cousin Mary Stuart, modern interpretations paint a fairly definitive picture of their perceived personalities. Elizabeth’s character is revealed through titles such as Elizabeth I, Red Rose of the House of Tudor by Katherine Lasky, Elizabeth I: Queen of England’s Golden Age by Paul Hilliam, or Clark Hulse’s Elizabeth: Ruler and Legend. Read more...

How did ancient Professional Armies develop?

Warfare has been a constant throughout human history and conflict can certainly be traced back to our hominid ancestors in our evolutionary past. While technology today is often used as the distinguishing characteristic of warfare, the development of the professional army, that is fulltime soldiers and formations of a standing army, was also an important factor in making warfare an affair conducted throughout the year and allowed the establishment of large-scale states and empires to be possible. Read more...

How Did Early Mathematics Evolve?

Mathematics today profoundly affects our societies and has had a lasting impact on science and technology. However, before Greek mathematicians developed many wonderful achievements in this area, what are the origins of mathematics and how did this field evolve in its early history?[1] Read more...

How has the Role of Horses Changed in Human Societies?

The horse today is often seen as an animal useful for recreation, sport, transport, and work. The nature of the horse, however, has changed in different societies across time. Sometimes horses were seen as war animals, while in other places and periods there use was the privy of royalty. Read more...

How Did the German Military Develop Blitzkrieg?

The early German victories in Poland, Norway, France, the Low Countries, the Balkans, North Africa, and Russia form an impressive list of military triumphs. What was more, these triumphs were accomplished with great speed and fairly modest cost to the Germans. Indeed, these victories were so striking that they gave rise to the myth of German military supremacy—a myth that has persisted to this day. Read more...

Why Was Vicksburg “The Gibraltar of the Confederacy?”

As the calendar flipped from June to July in 1863 Gettysburg, a small market town founded in the soft, rolling hills of south central Pennsylvania on Samuel Gettys farm half a century before, was unknown to most Americans. Four days later, on July 4, it had become "The Most Famous Small Town in America," as boosters would come to call it. Read more...

How did Medicine develop in the Ancient World?

As the calendar flipped from June to July in 1863 Gettysburg, a small market town founded in the soft, rolling hills of south central Pennsylvania on Samuel Gettys farm half a century before, was unknown to most Americans. Four days later, on July 4, it had become "The Most Famous Small Town in America," as boosters would come to call it. Read more...

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These are our interviews with historians discussing their new books.

• Why did the United States start the Mexican American War
• What Caused The Economic Panic Of 1837
• Why did Andrew Jackson want to destroy the Bank of the United States
• Why did the United States begin directly electing Senators in 1913
• How did Mussolini Rise to Power as the Dictator of Italy
• Why did Germany lose the Battle of Stalingrad
• What were Joseph Stalin's goals as World War Two ended
• How historically accurate is the Gladiator
• How Historically Accurate is season 1 of Versailles
• What Role Did the Canaanites Play in the Bronze Age Near East
• What Are the Origins of the Germanic Tribes
• How did William the Conqueror and the Normans win at the Battle of Hastings in 1066
• How Did the God Baal Become Popular
• Who was Theseus the great Athenian king and hero
• What convinced Americans during the 1918 Flu Pandemic to wear masks
• What was the Fatty Arbuckle Scandal and how did it influence Hollywood
• What is the history of the United States Capitol Building
• How Did the Ancient Egyptian City of Thebes Become Prominent
• How did Hawaii become a US State
• Why was the Embargo Act of 1807 a failure for President Thomas Jefferson
• What Were the Origins of Ancient Macedon (aka Macedonia)
• What issues divided the United States in the 1920 election
• When Did the Nubian Kingdom of Meroe Rise to Prominence
• What was the Spartan Training called the Agoge
• Why Was Gordian Knot Important to Alexander the Great’s Conquests
• What is the history of contested presidential elections in the United States
• What were the Klu Klux Klan and the Enforcement Acts of 1870-71
• Who was the Roman God Janus
• Who was Asclepius: Greek god of medicine
• What did Achilles do in the Trojan War and how important was he in Greek culture
• How did World War II Lead to the Cold War
• How did the Allies try war criminals in Germany and Japan after World War II
• What was the Geneva Naval Conference of 1927
• How did Europe pay off their debts to the United States after World War I
• Why was the Treaty of Versailles signed after World War I a failure
• Why was the Berlin Airlift of 1948-49 successful
• Why did Five Arab states attack Israel after its creation in 1948
• What did Commodore Robert W. Shufeldt accomplish during his worldwide trip between 1878-1880
• What was Atomic Diplomacy
• Why was Britain able to establish an Empire in India