When Sojourner Truth (circa 1797-1883) escaped from slavery, she later said, "I did not run off, for I thought that wicked, but I walked off, believing that to...

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07.06.2025

The Stolypin Reforms: Tsar Nicholas II's Attempt to Stave off Revolution - World History Encyclopedia

Pyotr Stolypin (1862-1911) was a Russian politician who served as prime minister to Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917). Stolypin ruthlessly quashed anti-Tsarist...

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06.06.2025

Missouri Compromise - World History Encyclopedia

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was an effort by the US Congress to resolve a sectional dispute between the 'free states' of the North and the 'slave states'...

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06.06.2025

Harriet Tubman: Visionary American Hero - World History Encyclopedia

Harriet Tubman (circa 1822-1913) was a former slave, abolitionist, women's rights activist, and famous conductor on the Underground Railroad. She served as a...

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05.06.2025

RMS Lusitania - World History Encyclopedia

RMS Lusitania was a British transatlantic liner infamously sunk by a German U-boat on 7 May 1915 during the First World War (1914-18). Struck off the coast of...

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04.06.2025

Albert Sidney Johnston: The Highest-Ranking General Killed in the US Civil War - World History Encyclopedia

Albert Sidney Johnston (1803-1862) was the commander of the Confederate western armies in the early months of the American Civil War (1861-1865). Over the course...

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03.06.2025

The Italian Renaissance: Culture and Society in Italy - World History Encyclopedia

Peter Burke’s The Italian Renaissance offers a cultural and sociological analysis of Renaissance Italy, rejecting traditional narratives that focus solely on...

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03.06.2025

J. E. B. Stuart: The Cavalier of the Confederacy - World History Encyclopedia

James Ewell Brown Stuart (1833-1864), better known by his initials as J. E. B. Stuart, was a Confederate cavalry general during the American Civil War (1861-1865...

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31.05.2025

Red Dead's History: A Video Game, an Obsession, and America's Violent Past - World History Encyclopedia

Many university students today have complained about the dryness and boringness of their history courses. Tore Olsson, Associate Professor of History at the University...

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31.05.2025

Emperor Titus' Sole Mistake: A Mysterious Deathbed Confession - World History Encyclopedia

A little over two years into his imperial administration, the Roman emperor Titus (r. 79-81 CE) and a retinue of followers traveled to the Sabine countryside...

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31.05.2025

Russian Revolution of 1905 - World History Encyclopedia

The Russian Revolution of 1905 challenged the absolute power of Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917) as ruler of the Russian Empire. Bloody Sunday in 1905 started...

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30.05.2025

Philip Sidney: The Gentleman-Poet of Elizabethan England - World History Encyclopedia

Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586) was an English poet, scholar, soldier, and courtier, one of the most prominent figures at the court of Queen Elizabeth I of England...

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29.05.2025

Soldier and Society in Roman Egypt: A Social History - World History Encyclopedia

For many years, there have been many studies done on the Roman army. Many of the general studies have been popular, however, the more narrowly focused aspects...

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29.05.2025

Grigori Rasputin - World History Encyclopedia

Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916) was a self-styled holy man and faith healer from Siberia who ingratiated himself with the family of Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917...

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29.05.2025

Reverend James Drummond MacGregor's Letter to a Clergyman: Urging Him to Set Free a Black Girl He Held in Slavery - World History Encyclopedia

James Drummond MacGregor (1759-1830) was a Presbyterian minister in Pictou, Nova Scotia, who became the first published abolitionist in Canada through his A Letter...

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28.05.2025

Former Slave Narratives from Canada: "I thought it best to come to Canada and live as I pleased." - World History Encyclopedia

Enslaved Blacks in the United States, seeking freedom, often fled to Canada, especially after the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 compelled citizens in free states...

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27.05.2025

Ellen and William Craft's Escape Through Canada: The Challenges of Racial Prejudice - World History Encyclopedia

Among the most daring escapes from slavery in the United States in the 19th century was the flight of Ellen and William Craft from the slave state of Georgia...

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27.05.2025

Christopher Marlowe: Poet, Playwright, Spy - World History Encyclopedia

Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), or Kit Marlowe, was a poet and playwright of the English Renaissance who wrote during the Elizabethan Era (1558-1603). His mastery...

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24.05.2025

Bloody Sunday in 1905: The Massacre at the Tsar's Winter Palace - World History Encyclopedia

Bloody Sunday on 22 January 1905 was the massacre of peaceful and unarmed protestors by soldiers outside the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. The crowd...

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23.05.2025

Timur: The Brutal Conqueror of Central Asia - World History Encyclopedia

Timur (1336-1405), also known as Tamerlane, Temür, or Timur Leng, was the founder of the Timurid Empire (1370-1507), which had its heartlands in modern-day Uzbekistan...

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23.05.2025

Passmore Williamson: Liberator and Celebrity Prisoner - World History Encyclopedia

Passmore Williamson (1822-1895) was a Quaker abolitionist, successful businessman, and member of the Underground Railroad in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Williamson...

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22.05.2025

The Liberation of Jane Johnson: Her Famous Escape and Court Testimony - World History Encyclopedia

Jane Johnson (circa 1814/1827-1872) and her two young sons, Daniel and Isaiah, were slaves of one John Hill Wheeler of North Carolina, who brought them north...

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22.05.2025

U-Boat: Germany's Submarines of WWI & WWII - World History Encyclopedia

The U-boat, short for Unterseeboot (undersea boat), was the name for submarines used by the German Navy during the First World War (1914-18) and Second World...

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21.05.2025

William "Box" Peel Jones' Escape From Slavery: Primary Narrative and Frederick Douglass' Complaint - World History Encyclopedia

William "Box" Peel Jones was an enslaved African American who, in 1859, was shipped in a box from an unknown location to the home of the abolitionist William...

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20.05.2025

Roman Women in Business - World History Encyclopedia

Roman women faced legal, ideological, and cultural limitations in several areas of their lives; deep-rooted traditions regarding the role of women in the Roman...

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20.05.2025

Philostratus's Heroikos: Religion And Cultural Identity In The Third Century C.E. - World History Encyclopedia

Philostratus’s Heroikos, composed during the flourishing of the Second Sophistic, stands as a deeply layered literary and cultural artifact of the Roman Empire...

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17.05.2025

John Fletcher: Father of the English Tragicomedy - World History Encyclopedia

John Fletcher (1579-1625) was a playwright of the English Renaissance who flourished during the Jacobean Era (1603-1625). The author of over 50 plays, he is known...

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17.05.2025

Italian Colonialism in Libya - World History Encyclopedia

One of the most coveted projects of Italian colonial policy was to secure an African colony in the Mediterranean. For this reason, Italy fought and won the Italo-Turkish...

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16.05.2025

The Causes of WWI - World History Encyclopedia

The origins of the First World War (1914-18) are many and varied, with some even dating back several decades, but a political assassination in the Balkans in...

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15.05.2025

Thomas Middleton - World History Encyclopedia

Thomas Middleton (1580-1627) was a poet and playwright of the English Renaissance, who flourished during the Jacobean Era (1603-1625). One of the most successful...

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15.05.2025

Cleopatra: The Woman Behind the Stories - World History Encyclopedia

While Cleopatra is one of the most famous women in history, there are many myths and misconceptions about her life. This book tells the true story of Cleopatra’s...

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15.05.2025

William Still: Father of the Underground Railroad - World History Encyclopedia

William Still (1819-1902) was an African American abolitionist known as the "Father of the Underground Railroad" for his efforts in helping to free between 600...

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14.05.2025

Ben Jonson - World History Encyclopedia

Ben Jonson (1572-1637) was an English poet, playwright, and literary critic, whose influence on English Renaissance literature during the Jacobean Era (1603-1625...

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14.05.2025

Clarissa Davis & Woman Escaping in a Box: No Happy Slaves and Two Great Escapes - World History Encyclopedia

Slaveholders in the United States frequently claimed that Blacks were 'happy' to be slaves and could, in no way, function as free people as they would find freedom...

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13.05.2025

Touching Parchment: Volume 1: Officials and Their Books - World History Encyclopedia

Manuscript historian Kathryn Rudy from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland is known for taking a forensic approach to studying medieval manuscripts. Renowned...

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13.05.2025

Wallace Turnage: The Slave Who Freed Himself - World History Encyclopedia

Many enslaved African Americans in the United States escaped bondage with the help of the Underground Railroad, but many others took it upon themselves to seize...

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10.05.2025

As You Like It: Learning to Love in Shakespeare's Forest of Arden - World History Encyclopedia

As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), written in 1599 and likely first performed that same year. Indeed, it is thought to be...

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10.05.2025

Anna Maria Weems: The Girl Who Became a Boy to Escape Slavery - World History Encyclopedia

Anna Maria Weems (circa 1840 to circa 1863) was an enslaved African American woman in Rockville, Maryland, who escaped by posing as a young Black livery man and...

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09.05.2025

Slave Hunters in Boston: The Failed Attempt to Capture Ellen & William Craft - World History Encyclopedia

In 1848, Ellen and William Craft escaped from slavery in Georgia by Ellen posing as a Southern gentleman and William as 'his' slave (since women were not allowed...

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08.05.2025

The Tragedy of Richard III: Shakespeare's First Great Villain - World History Encyclopedia

The Tragedy of Richard III, often referred to as simply Richard III, is a history play by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), probably written around 1592-94. It...

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Russian Revolution of 1905 - World History Encyclopedia

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Former Slave Narratives from Canada: "I thought it best to come to Canada and live as I pleased." - World History Encyclopedia

Ellen and William Craft's Escape Through Canada: The Challenges of Racial Prejudice - World History Encyclopedia

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