The Battle of Lake Erie (10 September 1813), also known as the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was a decisive naval engagement in the War of 1812. It saw a squadron of...

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20.12.2024

Interview: Medieval Christian Art in the Levant - World History Encyclopedia

Medievalists retain misconceptions and myths about Oriental Christians. Indeed, the fact that the Middle East is the birthplace of Christianity is an afterthought...

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19.12.2024

How Christmas Was Shaped by 19th-Century Literature - World History Encyclopedia

How we celebrate Christmas today is largely shaped by a small group of authors who recorded festive traditions in the 19th century. These authors include Washington...

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19.12.2024

Paul's Journeys and the Mediterranean Trade - World History Encyclopedia

Mediterranean trade increased exponentially at the turn of the first millennium. During Rome's zenith, goods of all sorts began to move in all directions. As...

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19.12.2024

Reading Herzl in Beirut by Jonathan Marc Gribetz (Book Review) - World History Encyclopedia

Reading Herzl in Beirut by Jonathan Marc Gribetz is a well-researched book that sheds light on the fascinating history of the Palestine Liberation Organization...

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18.12.2024

Siege of Fort Meigs - World History Encyclopedia

The Siege of Fort Meigs (28 April to 9 May 1813) was a major engagement on the northwestern frontier of the War of 1812. It saw a US army under Major General...

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18.12.2024

Reinhard Heydrich - World History Encyclopedia

Reinhard Heydrich (1904-1942) was a lieutenant-general in the Nazi SS organisation, Gestapo chief, and head of Reich security. A favourite of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945...

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17.12.2024

The Problem of Immigration in a Slaveholding Republic by Kevin Kenny (Book Review) - World History Encyclopedia

The present book, The Problem of Immigration in a Slaveholding Republic by Kevin Kenny, focuses on the period between the American Revolution (1765-1783) and...

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17.12.2024

Washington Irving - World History Encyclopedia

Washington Irving (1783-1859) was an American author, essayist, and diplomat best known for his short stories The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle...

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14.12.2024

An Archaeology and History of a Caribbean Sugar Plantation on Antigua by Georgia L. Fox (Book Review) - World History Encyclopedia

This book is a collection of essays that blends archaeology, archival research, and environmental studies to examine the history and material culture of Betty's...

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12.12.2024

Rabbit Tales of the Cherokee - World History Encyclopedia

In the lore of the Cherokee nation, the rabbit is a trickster figure living by its wits, who sometimes outsmarts adversaries or predators and sometimes is defeated...

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12.12.2024

From Cyrus to Alexander by Pierre Briant (Book Review) - World History Encyclopedia

Pierre Briant’s From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire is widely considered the definitive modern history of the Persian Empire. The book covers...

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12.12.2024

The Christmas Truce - World History Encyclopedia

The Christmas Truce of 1914 occurred on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). On Christmas Eve soldiers in the trenches spontaneously agreed...

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11.12.2024

Anglo-Saxon Warfare - World History Encyclopedia

Anglo-Saxon warfare was characterised by frequent and violent conflicts between petty kings, which ultimately led to the rise of larger kingdoms such as the Kingdom...

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11.12.2024

Interview: Swiss Colonialism Exhibition - World History Encyclopedia

The National Museum Zurich recently opened a comprehensive and multi perspectival exhibition on Switzerland’s colonial past: Colonial – Switzerland’s Global Entanglements...

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10.12.2024

Battle of Fort George - World History Encyclopedia

The Battle of Fort George (27 May 1813) was an important battle in the War of 1812. It saw the United States launch a successful amphibious assault to capture...

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10.12.2024

Uʻtlûñ′tă, the Spear-Finger - World History Encyclopedia

Uʻtlûñ′tă, the Spear-Finger is a legend of the Cherokee nation, defined as a wonder story – a tale involving a supernatural entity – in which higher powers contend...

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07.12.2024

The 1944 Plot to Assassinate Hitler - World History Encyclopedia

A group of German generals attempted to assassinate the leader of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) using a bomb on 20 July 1944 but failed. The conspirators...

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07.12.2024

Battle of York - World History Encyclopedia

The Battle of York (27 April 1813) was a major battle in the War of 1812. It saw an American army, under Brigadier General Zebulon Pike, defeat a British, Canadian...

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06.12.2024

Caesarea Maritima's Role in the Mediterranean Trade - World History Encyclopedia

Caesarea Maritima was located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Built from the ground up in 22-10 BCE by Rome's client king, Herod the Great (r...

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05.12.2024

Adolf Hitler - World History Encyclopedia

Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933. He gained power by making popular promises like improving Germany's economy and status in...

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05.12.2024

Ûñtsaiyĭ', the Gambler - World History Encyclopedia

Ûñtsaiyĭ', the Gambler is a legend of the Cherokee nation, known as a Wonder Story, which features supernatural characters, sometimes interacting with mortals...

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04.12.2024

Interview: Scotland & the Flemish People - World History Encyclopedia

The Flemish are among the most important and perhaps the most underappreciated immigrant groups to have shaped the history of medieval and early modern Scotland...

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03.12.2024

Interview: Dithmarschen Republic - World History Encyclopedia

Located in what is the present-day German province of Schleswig-Holstein, the Dithmarschen Republic (1227-1559) was a republic by commoners who developed quasi-democratic...

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03.12.2024

Disasters and History by Bas van Bavel & Daniel R. Curtis & Jessica Dijkman & Matthew Hannaford & Maïka de Keyzer & Eline van Onacker & Tim Soens (Book Review) - World History Encyclopedia

The collaborated book by Bas Van Bavel and others, Disasters and History; The Vulnerability and Resilience of Past Societies, offers a distinctive examination...

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30.11.2024

How Did Hitler Rise to Power? - World History Encyclopedia

The rise of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), the Nazi dictator of Germany from 1933, was enabled by those already in power eager to take advantage of his popularity...

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29.11.2024

Blitzkrieg - World History Encyclopedia

Blitzkrieg ('lightning war') is a military tactic combining air and land forces deployed at speed against the enemy's weaker points while the rear lines are simultaneously...

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29.11.2024

Battle of the River Raisin - World History Encyclopedia

The Battle of the River Raisin (18-23 January 1813), also known as the Battle of Frenchtown or the River Raisin Massacre, was a significant engagement in the...

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28.11.2024

Why Did Britain & France Appease Hitler? - World History Encyclopedia

The policy of appeasement towards the demands of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) regarding Nazi Germany's territorial expansion ultimately failed when the Second World...

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28.11.2024

In the Land of Ninkasi by Tate Paulette (Book Review) - World History Encyclopedia

In the Land of Ninkasi: A History of Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia by Tate Paulette offers a straightforward introduction to its subject matter. It provides a comprehensive...

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28.11.2024

Red Horse's Account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn - World History Encyclopedia

Red Horse (Tasunka Luta, l. c. 1822-1907) was a chief of the Miniconjou Lakota Sioux best known for his firsthand account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn...

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27.11.2024

Battle of Queenston Heights - World History Encyclopedia

The Battle of Queenston Heights (13 October 1812) was a major battle in the War of 1812. A US army, under General Stephen Van Rensselaer, crossed the Niagara...

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26.11.2024

Revolutionaries by Sanjeev Sanyal (Book Review) - World History Encyclopedia

Revolutionaries: The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom is a popular history book about the sacrifice of the Indian people during the Indian Revolution...

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26.11.2024

Arapaho - World History Encyclopedia

The Arapaho are a North American Native nation originally from the Red River Valley in modern-day Manitoba, Canada, and Minnesota, USA. They migrated south in...

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23.11.2024

Badger-Woman - World History Encyclopedia

Badger-Woman is a story of the Arapaho nation about a noble young hunter who refuses the advances of his sister-in-law and is then betrayed by her. The tale is...

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23.11.2024

Nazi-Soviet Pact - World History Encyclopedia

The Nazi-Soviet Pact, also called the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact after the respective foreign ministers of the USSR and Germany, was a non-aggression agreement signed...

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22.11.2024

Arsinoë IV - World History Encyclopedia

Arsinoë IV (d. 41 BCE) was a Ptolemaic princess who rebelled against her sister Cleopatra VII during the Alexandrian War in 48 BCE. After being defeated by Cleopatra's...

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22.11.2024

Siege of Detroit - World History Encyclopedia

The Siege of Detroit (15-16 August 1812) was one of the first major actions of the War of 1812. After a botched invasion of Canada, a US army retreated to Fort...

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21.11.2024

The Origins of British Pub Names - World History Encyclopedia

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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An Archaeology and History of a Caribbean Sugar Plantation on Antigua by Georgia L. Fox (Book Review) - World History Encyclopedia

Rabbit Tales of the Cherokee - World History Encyclopedia

From Cyrus to Alexander by Pierre Briant (Book Review) - World History Encyclopedia

The Christmas Truce - World History Encyclopedia

Anglo-Saxon Warfare - World History Encyclopedia

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Battle of York - World History Encyclopedia

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Battle of Queenston Heights - World History Encyclopedia

Revolutionaries by Sanjeev Sanyal (Book Review) - World History Encyclopedia

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