Fact check: Where in Europe has the longest school summer holidays?
President Emmanuel Macron said that he wants to review the amount of time French pupils get off for the summer, claiming that ...
The Battle of Stirling Bridge, 1297
Until 1297 the heavily armed and mounted knight had been an invincible force on the battlefield. Stirling Bridge was the first battle in Europe to see a common army of spearmen defeat a feudal host.
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Murder in the Margins: Cain and Abel on the Ghent Altarpiece
Tucked above depictions of Adam and Eve, the haunting images of Cain and Abel in the Ghent Altarpiece underscore the wages of ...
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The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and passing as white
In the early 20th century – a time when men held most positions of authority – Greene was a celebrated book agent, a curator ...