Pubs remain a prominent feature of the rural and urban landscapes of Britain, but their names very often date back to medieval times. Red lions, white horses...

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21.11.2024

Nih'a'ca Tales - World History Encyclopedia

Nih'a'ca tales are Arapaho legends concerning the trickster figure Nih'a'ca, who, according to Arapaho lore, is the first haxu'xan (two-spirit), a third gender...

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20.11.2024

Chesapeake-Leopard Affair - World History Encyclopedia

The Chesapeake-Leopard affair was an incident that took place off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, on 22 June 1807 when the British warship HMS Leopard fired on...

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20.11.2024

A Roman Boy's Rite of Passage - World History Encyclopedia

A Roman boy's rite of passage, a ceremony or ritual marking a transitional period in life from childhood to adulthood, was the assuming of the toga virilis, the...

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19.11.2024

Aelfgifu of Northampton - World History Encyclopedia

Aelfgifu of Northampton (fl. 1013-1037) was an English noble who married the English and Danish king Cnut (r. 1016-1035) and was the mother of the English king...

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19.11.2024

The Woman and the Monster - World History Encyclopedia

The Woman and the Monster is a legend of the Arapaho nation about a woman who, seeming to drown in a river, is transported to the realm of an elemental water...

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16.11.2024

Nathaniel Hawthorne - World History Encyclopedia

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was an American author of novels and short stories, who produced some of the most memorable works of American literature: the...

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15.11.2024

Paper Before Print by Jonathan M. Bloom (Book Review) - World History Encyclopedia

Paper Before Print: The History and Impact of Paper in the Islamic World, penned by the retired art historian Jonathan Max Bloom from Boston College, offers a...

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15.11.2024

The Daughter of the Sun - World History Encyclopedia

The Daughter of the Sun is a Cherokee origin myth explaining how Uktena, the great horned serpent, came to be, as well as why those who die cannot return to life...

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15.11.2024

Ptolemy XII - World History Encyclopedia

Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos (r. 80-51 BCE) was king of Ptolemaic Egypt and father of Cleopatra VII (r. 51-30 BCE). His illegitimate birth and drunkenness inspired...

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14.11.2024

Marbury v. Madison - World History Encyclopedia

Marbury v. Madison (1803) was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that established the principle of judicial review. In the decision, written...

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14.11.2024

In Praise of the Ancestors by Susan Elizabeth Ramirez (Book Review) - World History Encyclopedia

Susan Elizabeth Ramírez’s In Praise of the Ancestors book underlines the fact that besides collective memories, the modern world’s sense of history is based primarily...

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14.11.2024

Northern Cheyenne Exodus - World History Encyclopedia

The Northern Cheyenne Exodus (1878-1879) is the modern-day term for the attempt by the Northern Cheyenne under chiefs Morning Star (Dull Knife, l. c. 1810-1883...

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13.11.2024

The Bright Ages by Matthew Gabriele & David M. Perry (Book Review) - World History Encyclopedia

Each chapter of the book examines key developments in time and space across Medieval Europe, starting and ending in Ravenna, Italy. It covers: the late...

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13.11.2024

Book of Genesis - World History Encyclopedia

The Book of Genesis is the first book of the Jewish scriptures and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. Genesis takes its name from the opening line in Hebrew...

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13.11.2024

Yellow Hair: George Armstrong Custer - World History Encyclopedia

Yellow Hair: George Armstrong Custer is the Cheyenne and Arapaho account of Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer (l. 1839-1876), his interaction with the Southern...

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12.11.2024

The Description of Africa - World History Encyclopedia

The Description of Africa is the first comprehensive book about Africa, written by Leo Africanus, an African scholar trained in the Islamic intellectual tradition...

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12.11.2024

John Marshall - World History Encyclopedia

John Marshall (1755-1835) was an American lawyer and statesman, who served as the fourth chief justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 until his...

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09.11.2024

Béla Bartók - World History Encyclopedia

Béla Bartók (1881-1945) was an innovative Hungarian pianist and composer most famous for his classical works for piano and orchestra, string quartets, and songs...

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09.11.2024

Tsul'kălû', The Slant-Eyed Giant - World History Encyclopedia

Tsul'kălû', The Slant-Eyed Giant is a myth of the Cherokee nation and is among the most popular. The legend relates the story of the great giant, Tsul'kălû'...

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08.11.2024

Acts of the Apostles - World History Encyclopedia

The Acts of the Apostles is the story of how the movement that became Christianity began in Jerusalem and spread throughout the Eastern Mediterranean cities of...

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08.11.2024

Walt Whitman - World History Encyclopedia

Walt Whitman (1819-1892) was an American journalist and poet, best known for his collection of poems entitled Leaves of Grass, first published in 1855. He remains...

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07.11.2024

The Nûñnĕ′hĭ and Other Spirit Folk - World History Encyclopedia

The Nûñnĕ′hĭ are the Cherokee "spirit people", similar to the fairy as sometimes depicted in European medieval folklore, and The Nûñnĕ′hĭ and Other Spirit Folk...

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07.11.2024

The Invasion of Poland in 1939 - World History Encyclopedia

The leader of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) ordered the invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. Hitler's refusal to withdraw brought a declaration of...

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06.11.2024

Roman Imperial Cult - World History Encyclopedia

The Roman imperial cult was the practice of venerating Roman emperors and their families as having divine attributes, honoring their contributions to the spread...

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06.11.2024

US Presidential Election of 1800 - World History Encyclopedia

The US presidential election of 1800, referred to by Jeffersonians as the Revolution of 1800, was a turning point in the early political history of the United...

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05.11.2024

The Unseen Helpers - World History Encyclopedia

The Unseen Helpers is a Cherokee tale on the importance of kindness. Generosity is a central cultural value of the Cherokee nation, as it is with Native American...

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05.11.2024

Munich Agreement - World History Encyclopedia

The Munich Agreement, signed on 30 September 1938 at the Munich Conference attended by the leaders of Britain, France, Italy, and Germany, handed over the Sudetenland...

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02.11.2024

The Politics of Reproduction in Ottoman Society, 1838-1900 by Gülhan Balsoy (Book Review) - World History Encyclopedia

Gülhan Balsoy is a professor of history at Istanbul Bilgi University. The book is a revised and rewritten version of Balsoy’s PhD thesis. The book's five chapters...

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01.11.2024

The Man Who Married the Thunder Sister - World History Encyclopedia

The Man Who Married the Thunder Sister is a legend of the Cherokee nation about a young warrior who falls in love with a Thunder Sister and follows her home where...

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31.10.2024

New Testament - World History Encyclopedia

New Testament is the name for the second half of the Christian Bible, compiled from the 2nd century CE, after the separation of Christianity from Judaism. The...

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31.10.2024

Hitler's Occupation of Czechoslovakia - World History Encyclopedia

Throughout 1938, Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), the leader of Nazi Germany, threatened to occupy the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. The excuse presented was...

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30.10.2024

Lewis and Clark Expedition - World History Encyclopedia

The Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) was a US military expedition of exploration, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, whose goal was to explore the...

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30.10.2024

Ulunsuti Tales - World History Encyclopedia

The Ulunsuti tales of the Cherokee deal with the mystical jewel, the Ulunsuti ("transparent"), a diamond on the forehead of the great horned serpent Uktena. The...

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30.10.2024

In Miserable Slavery by D. G. Hall & Douglas Hall (Book Review) - World History Encyclopedia

In Miserable Slavery: Thomas Thistlewood in Jamaica 1750-86 is a detailed account of the life of Thomas Thistlewood, an Englishman who moved to Jamaica in the...

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29.10.2024

Battle of the Little Bighorn - World History Encyclopedia

The Battle of the Little Bighorn (25-26 June 1876) is the most famous engagement of the Great Sioux War (1876-1877). Five divisions of the 7th Cavalry under Lt...

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26.10.2024

Dolley Madison - World History Encyclopedia

Dolley Madison (1768-1849), born Dolley Payne, was a prominent American First Lady, a function she held both during the presidency of her husband, James Madison...

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26.10.2024

Old Testament - World History Encyclopedia

Old Testament is the Christian name for the books of the Jewish scriptures that constitute the first half of the Christian Bible. "Old" in this sense was a means...

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25.10.2024

Custer's Account of the Battle of Washita River - World History Encyclopedia

My Life on the Plains or Personal Experiences with Indians (1874) is a full-length narrative by George Armstrong Custer (l. 1839-1876) of his time out west from...

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25.10.2024

Anschluss - World History Encyclopedia

The Anschluss ('fusion') of 12 March 1938 was the annexation and formal union of Austria with Germany. Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), the Nazi leader of Germany, dreamed...

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