History Magazine

Paperblog Editor's Pick

• The True Story Of Captain Kidd

  

  image credit William Kidd (c. 1645-1701) was a Scottish sailor remembered for his trial and execution for piracy after returning from a voyage to the Indian... Read more

  The 22 September 2011 by   Gerard
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• Capital Punishment in America is Arbitrary and Racist

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto Capital punishment is prominent in the news right now. Texas Governor Rick Perry, who is running for the Republican nomination... Read more

  The 21 September 2011 by   Realizingresonance
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• Forgotten Founder: James George Frazer

  

  The standard origins story of cultural anthropology includes two founders: Edward Burnett Tylor (1832-1917) and Henry Lewis Morgan (1818-1881). Unlike most... Read more

  The 19 September 2011 by   Cris
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• Moral Absolutes and Moral Alternatives

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto For thousands of years philosophers and laypeople alike have attempted to define the uniquely human condition of morality.... Read more

  The 16 September 2011 by   Realizingresonance
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• Forty-shilling Fine Threat

  

  When you're a successful food-and-drink market, and somebody suggests opening a new food-and-drink market next door, you might feel you have grounds for... Read more

  The 14 September 2011 by   Carolineld
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• Neolithic Death & Paleolithic Life

  

  It is well known that the modern world religions which trace their origins to the Axial Age are centrally concerned with death. Some might call this concern an... Read more

  The 14 September 2011 by   Cris
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• Charles Willson Peale: The Man in Front of the Curtain

  

  Charles Willson Peale, The Artist in His Museum, 1822, oil on canvas, Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Gift of Mrs. Sarah Harrison (The... Read more

  The 13 September 2011 by   Americanart
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• China as Neolithic Exemplar

  

  The actor David Carradine may have led a troubled life but he experienced no such trouble as Kwai Chang Caine, a Buddhist monk on the move in the old American... Read more

  The 11 September 2011 by   Cris
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• Top 10 Possible Authors For The Works Of Shakespeare

  

  Despite William Shakespeare's status as a literary giant, a small but vocal group of scholars, playwrights, actors, and conspiracy theorists have long argued... Read more

  The 11 September 2011 by   Gerard
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• Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

  

  Peepshow Pioneers (1889-1907) The origins of the movies are discussed which include picture flip books, projection shows, and the famous bet where photographer... Read more

  The 11 September 2011 by   Kaiser31083
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