The English longbow, a weapon of understated simplicity and devastating effectiveness, is synonymous with medieval warfare and English military dominance from the 13th to 15th centuries. Crafted from a single piece of yew, over six feet long, the longbow earned legendary status on bloody battlefield

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The 19th Century Odyssey of Japan’s Nakahama Manjirō — History is Now Magazine, Podcasts, Blog and Books | Modern International and American history

The Tokugawa period of Japan limited foreign trade beginning in the 17th century. For example, Chinese traders were restricted to the port of Nagasaki or through indirect routes like the Ryūkū Islands. Dutch traders also became the only Europeans allowed to enter Japan. Similarly, Japanese people we

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Remembering the Sorsa Era: A Golden Period for Social Democracy in Finland? — History is Now Magazine, Podcasts, Blog and Books | Modern International and American history

This September is a significant milestone in the history of Finnish democratic socialism; marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the first socialist-led coalition of Kalevi Sorsa. A journalist who went on to work for UNESCO and the Finnish foreign ministry on multiple occasions, while al

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