History
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Smithsonian: Is Trump rewriting history?Feature If Trump gets his way, the Smithsonian will become a temple of ‘shallow patriotism’
By The Week US Published
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Two major archaeological sites uncovered in EgyptUnder The Radar Archaeologists have made two important discoveries, which could provide valuable insight into life in the fourth century
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What was life like in Iran before the 1979 Islamic revolution?In depth What led to the overthrow of the Shah and the parallels with present-day unrest
By The Week UK Last updated
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The Declaration of Independence: was separation inevitable?The Explainer On 4 July, 250 years ago this week, America declared itself free from British colonial rule
By The Week UK Published
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What is the Illuminati?In Depth Group established cells across southern Germany, often using Freemasons’ networks and their lodges for recruitment
By The Week UK Last updated
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The Black Death: a ‘horribly compelling’ global history of the plagueThe Week Recommends Thomas Asbridge’s ‘powerful portrait of a world that stared death in the face’
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‘Freedom Trucks’ deliver AI-washed history to the Lower 48Under the Radar The mobile museums are the product of conservative PragerU
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Chernobyl, 40 years onThe Explainer On 26 April 1986, a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine exploded
By The Week UK Published
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The Medieval Guide to Healthy Living: a ‘richly’ detailed bookThe Week Recommends Katherine Harvey’s fascinating history of health in the Middle Ages
By The Week UK Published
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Iran and the US: a history of enmityThe Explainer The US and the Islamic Republic of Iran have been at each other’s throats for nearly half a century
By The Week UK Published
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‘No one is served when ongoing research is thwarted’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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American empire: a history of US imperial expansionDonald Trump’s 21st century take on the Monroe Doctrine harks back to an earlier era of US interference in Latin America
By The Week UK Published
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Claudette Colvin: teenage activist who paved the way for Rosa ParksIn The Spotlight Inspired by the example of 19th century abolitionists, 15-year-old Colvin refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus
By The Week UK Published
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What is the Donroe Doctrine?The Explainer Donald Trump has taken a 19th century US foreign policy and turbocharged it
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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