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Towards the end of the 19th century, the Whitechapel district in the East End of…
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The Belgrade Phantom: Soviet Bloc Defiance in a Stolen Porsche
by Joseph Greenby Joseph GreenThe Soviet era was, for much of the 20th century, one of oppression. Almost all…
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Julia Agrippina, or Agrippina the Younger, was a Roman Empress from 49 to 54 AD,…
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“Bomber” Harris and WW2 Carpet Bombing: Justified or War Crime?
by Bipin Dimriby Bipin DimriHistory is written by the winners, as they always say. Many have mined the fruitful…
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“Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.” Shakespeare gave this line to his most…