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William Penn's Holy Experiment
In the 17th century, many groups of British Christians rose and fought against religious intolerance and corruption. The Puritans sought a return to biblical religion and a purified form of Christianity in England...
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Hitler's Occupation of Czechoslovakia
Throughout 1938, Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), the leader of Nazi Germany, threatened to occupy the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. The excuse presented was that Sudeten Germans were being repressed but Hitler...
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Psychological Intimidation at the Battle of Carrhae
Psychological intimidation in military conflict has been an art of war since ancient times. Employing misinformation, feigned movements, subtle messaging, and overt display of aggression, its employ...
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Warrior Women of the World of Ancient Macedon
The 8th November is celebrated as Archangels Day in Greece, but on that November day in 1977 CE something remarkable happened: an excavation team led by Professor Manolis Andronikos were roped down into...
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Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East with Amanda H. Podany
In this interview, World History Encyclopedia sits down with author and Assyriologist Amanda H. Podany to learn all about her new book Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New...
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Game Review: Aggressors: Ancient Rome
Genre: Turn-Based Strategy Audience: Hardcore Strategy Gamers Difficulty: Hard Aggressors: Ancient Rome is a turn-based 4X strategy game in which you control the...
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Map of the New Kingdom Egypt under Ramesses II - Egypt, Nubia, Hittites, and the Late Bronze Age c. 1250 BCE
The New Kingdom of Egypt (c. 1570–1069 BCE) marked the height of ancient Egypt’s political power, territorial expansion, and imperial ambition. Emerging...
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Stalin, Roosevelt & Churchill, Tehran 1943
A photograph of leader of the USSR Joseph Stalin (1878-1953), President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), and British prime minister Winston Churchill (1874-1965) at the Tehran Conference...
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Churchill, Roosevelt, & Stalin in Yalta, 1945
A photograph of the leaders of Britian, USA, and USSR - Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Jospeph Stalin - at the Yalta Conference of February 1945 which discussed how to best end the Second...
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The 'Big Four', Paris Peace Conference
A photograph of the 'Big Four' leaders at the Paris Peace Conference at Versailles which decided peace terms after the First World War (1914-18). Left to Right: Prime Minister of Italy Vittorio Orlando (1860-1952...