History Magazine

Paperblog Editor's Pick

• From the Archives: Chunee, a Tragic Story

  

  The Royal College of Surgeons' Hunterian Museum lost many of its exhibits thanks to a World War II bomb. Among these was the skeleton of a once-beloved London... Read more

  The 14 August 2011 by   Carolineld
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• Did Marco Polo Travel To China?

  

  image credit Marco Polo's travels are recorded in Il Milione, a book which did much to introduce Europeans to Central Asia and China. Born into a Venetian... Read more

  The 11 August 2011 by   Gerard
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• Onward, German Christian Soldiers

  

  The German Interior Minister was recently interviewed by Spiegel. It begins with a nice example of the “authenticity” error (i.e., my understanding of the... Read more

  The 09 August 2011 by   Cris
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• The US Two-Dollar Bill

  

  image credit Did you know there are Americans that don't believe there is a two-dollar bill. The two-dollar bill is a unit of United States currency best known... Read more

  The 09 August 2011 by   Gerard
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• GUEST BLOGGER: Gregory Michno on the Violent Sioux Uprising in Minnesota, 1862.

  

  Taoyateduta, or Little Crow, leader of the Sioux uprising of 1862. In August 1862, hundreds of Dakota Sioux opened a murderous rampage against settlers and... Read more

  The 08 August 2011 by   Kena
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• From the Archives: France's First Woman Lawyer

  

  While England's first women solicitors and barristers qualified in 1922, it was in 1799 that a Frenchwoman first argued a court case. The circumstances were... Read more

  The 07 August 2011 by   Carolineld
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• 15 Weird And Mysterious Books

  

  image credit Amongst the many reasons to prefer a book over a file on your e-reader: books have history. Sometimes, the history is obvious and evident. A book... Read more

  The 06 August 2011 by   Gerard
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• Contra Deus Ex Machina

  

  In Ars Poetica (“The Art of Poetry”), the great Roman lyricist Horace counsels against using gods to resolve thorny plots. The deus ex machina is simply too tid... Read more

  The 30 July 2011 by   Cris
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• Bradshaw, Railway Pioneer

  

  210 years ago today, George Bradshaw was born in Lancashire; he spent most of his life in Manchester. His work would have huge impact on the Victorian... Read more

  The 29 July 2011 by   Carolineld
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• CIVIL WAR: The "Great Skedaddle" -- Union Disaster, Modern Fitness Event, Or...

  

  Re-enacters at Manassas, Virginia, for the 150 anniversary this past weekend. The way a re-enactament should be.Don't get me wrong. I love Civil War... Read more

  The 28 July 2011 by   Kena
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