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Michelangelo: the Renaissance polymath who transformed Western art
Michelangelo was the archetypal Renaissance man who found immense fame in his lifetime and is still remembered as one of the ...
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Do you know the correct date of Magna Carta? Here’s why you might be wrong
Could we have been commemorating the wrong date of Magna Carta all along? Speaking on an episode of the HistoryExtra podcast, ...
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The JFK assassination attempt you’ve never heard of
What might have happened if JFK never made it to the US presidency? In December 1960, one man plotted to make that a reality.
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Why is a mythical catfish to blame for earthquakes in Japan?
According to Japanese mythology, the thrashing of a giant subterranean catfish causes the earthquakes that wreak havoc on the ...
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The incredible Habsburg empress you’ve never heard of: who was Maria Theresa?
When did Maria Theresa come to power? Ascending the Habsburg throne in 1740, at 23 years old, Maria Theresa assumed rule at a perilous moment for her empire. The state’s coffers were empty and its ...