History Magazine
What Law Looks Like
When Parliament passes a law, the text of the statute may appear online but the original Act is recorded on vellum and stored in the Parliamentary Archives. Now in book form, they... Read more
Get Your Derby On!
One of the things I most enjoy about spring is the excitement of the horseracing season. While most Americans are familiar with the American Triple Crown, a series of three races... Read more
LATEST ARTICLES BY PAPERBLOGGERS
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Woe Unto Some Muslim Women
Yesterday the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia announced that the kingdom’s girls are, in the eyes of men and Allah, ready to marry at the age of 10 or 12. Read more
The 24 April 2012 by Cris
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100th Anniversary of Titanic's Sinking
This weekend marks 1 century since the ship met its fate Read more
The 12 April 2012 by Koridonahue
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Money: A Story of Good and Evil
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. What good is money? My own thoughts about money are hopelessly contaminated by my economics education and my time as a... Read more
The 08 April 2012 by Realizingresonance
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Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur, Karnataka, India
Gol Gumbaz In the midst of the small and dull town of Bijapur stands a magnificent monument that speaks in great volumes about the town’s past glory. I am... Read more
The 22 April 2012 by Memirza15
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Sharia Heaven on Shifting Earth
Over at Guernica, Sadakat Kadri has posted the lush prologue to his new book Heaven on Earth: A Journey Through Shari’a Law from the Deserts of Ancient Arabia t... Read more
The 04 April 2012 by Cris
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Victorian London Captured On Camera In The 1870s
image credit In the frantic pace of modern life, it is often easy to forget what life was once like for those who built the world we now live in. Read more
The 04 April 2012 by Gerard
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A Trip to the South and Back in Time: Caserta,
You know that, from time to time, I like and need to escape to survive to my rather stressful life style. I'm lucky enough to have quite grown-up children, an... Read more
The 29 April 2012 by Mariagrazia
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Myth of Pristine “Primitive” Religions
Scholars have long been fascinated by the idea that something like the primordial or original religion existed until recently and may in fact be curated by a fe... Read more
The 13 April 2012 by Cris
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Nell Minow and Her Exclusive Interview with Senator Adlai E. Stevenson III
Senator Adlai Stevenson III in 1975 (second from right, standing) with bipartisan delegation to Chica including (back row, from right) Ambassador George... Read more
The 25 April 2012 by Kena
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The Unsolved Mystery Of The Titanic Dogs
There are more stories about the Titanic than you can shake a stick at, and there may have actually been some stick shaking going on - followed by some fetching... Read more
The 14 April 2012 by Gerard
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