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Causes and Effects of the Industrial Revolution
Why industrialization began in Britain in the 1700s, which conditions made it possible, and how it reshaped work, cities, families and the environment.
People, History and Technology
History and Culture
Revolutions, ancient worlds and old stories.
A Brief History of the Ancient Olympics
How the ancient Games at Olympia began, which events were held, why they were a religious festival for Zeus, and where the surviving evidence is thin.
A Short History of the American Revolution
A condensed timeline of the American Revolution, from the tensions after the Seven Years' War through the Declaration of Independence to the 1783 peace treaty.
Ancient Civilizations: A Comparison of Egypt and Greece
A side-by-side look at ancient Egypt and Greece: how each was governed, what people worshipped, how they wrote, and what each left behind.
Debunking the "Myths" of Ancient History
Seven common beliefs about the ancient world, from pyramid slaves to vomitoriums and Cleopatra, checked against what historians and archaeologists actually know.
More Than Just a Myth: The History of Vampires
Where vampire folklore came from, how 18th-century fears in Eastern Europe shaped it, and how Polidori, Le Fanu and Stoker turned it into literature.
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