A couple of comics demonstrating how history may have ran its course if humans were a nice, reasonable species: Find these and more here.
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Brilliant!
This was just posted by a friend on Facebook and it's brilliant!
Juliet, oh, Juliet!
White Flight
As any interested follower of my little blog may know, I spent last semester studying the history of race. I feel as though studying the history of racism and resistance movements opened my eyes and my mind up to field of study and a portion of the world that I had previously found myself ignorant … Continue reading White Flight
History of Russia
What caused the Wyatt rebellion?
The Wyatt rebellion broke out for a variety of reasons. It is difficult to get to the heart of the causes due to the unreliability of the historical evidence surrounding the events; for instance, contemporary propaganda or varying motives of the rebels. Despite this, it is easy to establish three main causes of the rebellion: … Continue reading What caused the Wyatt rebellion?
Modern Deviancy
We have an interesting topic of discussion for our seminar this afternoon - deviance and power. For reference, we are primarily looking at the following texts: Pfohl, Images of Deviance and Social Control, New York 1985. Cresswell, In Place/Out of Place, Minneapolis 1996. Firstly, it is important that we establish a definition for the deviant. … Continue reading Modern Deviancy
£10m Magna Carta found in council archives
An interesting article I stumbled upon today, here's a good chunk (follow the link for the rest): An edition of the Magna Carta which could be worth up to £10m has been found after it lay forgotten in a council’s archives. The discovery of the version of the historical parchment which established the principle of … Continue reading £10m Magna Carta found in council archives
The Historian's Apprentice 