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Conquistadors and Aztecs - A History of the Fall of Tenochtitlan | Interview w/ Stefan Rinke
A highly readable narrative of the causes, course, and consequences of the Spanish Conquest, incorporating the perspectives of many Native groups, Black slaves, and the conquistadors, timed with the 500th anniversary of the fall of the Aztec...

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Medieval Knights: 12 of the Best
The knights of medieval Europe were meant to be the finest fighting men of their age, even more important, they were expected to be pure in thought and deed, as exemplified in the chivalrous code which they (usually) followed. Here are the...

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12 Best Historical Fiction Books to Read
The AHE team live and breathe history, but we all have our favourite historical periods and authors. We thought it would be fun for each of us to nominate one or two books that we would recommend for the general reader as well as high school...

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Elsdon Best
19th century New Zealand ethnographer, Elsdon Best (1856-1931 CE).

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Aztec Warfare
The Aztecs engaged in warfare (yaoyotl) to acquire territory, resources, quash rebellions, and to collect sacrificial victims to honour their gods. Warfare was a fundamental part of Aztec culture with all males expected to actively participate...

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Aztec Civilization
The Aztec Empire (c. 1345-1521) covered at its greatest extent most of northern Mesoamerica. Aztec warriors were able to dominate their neighbouring states and permit rulers such as Montezuma to impose Aztec ideals and religion across Mexico...

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Aztec Art
The Aztec culture, centred at the capital of Tenochtitlan, dominated most of Mesoamerica in the 15th-16th centuries. With military conquest and trade expansion, the art of the Aztecs also spread, helping the Aztec civilization achieve a cultural...

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Slaves on an Antiguan Sugar Plantation
A scene showing slaves working on an Antiguan sugar plantation. Created in 1779 by Thomas Hearne. On the left are slaves cutting the cane, in the centre is the windmill for processing the cane and on the right slaves transport the refined...

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Roman Slaves Relief Slab
Marble relief depicting two pairs of collared slaves being led on ropes by helmeted men, from Smyrna (Izmir, Turkey), 200 CE. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)

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Slaves Waiting for Sale by Eyre Crowe
An 1861 oil painting titled 'Slaves Waiting for Sale' by Eyre Crowe (1824-1910). Richmond, Virginia. (Heinz Collection, Washington D.C.)