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Which of these are REAL theories for the origin of April Fool’s Day?

Apr 1, 2020 | Classical Civilization, The Postclassical Age (Medieval History), The Early Modern Age

Historians debate the origins of April Fool’s Day, with three possible explanations. Which of the...

Coronavirus Would Not Have Disrupted Our Ancestors’ Lives

Mar 23, 2020 | Human Origins & the Paleolithic, The Neolithic & Latter-Day Prehistory, Earliest Civilizations in Eurasia, Classical Civilization, The Postclassical Age (Medieval History), The Early Modern Age, The Recent Modern Age

A virus circles the world, killing 1% of the population or more, particularly the elderly ... and...

This week in history: Hagia Sophia

Dec 23, 2019 | The Postclassical Age (Medieval History), The Early Modern Age, The Recent Modern Age

The Hagia Sophia This week in 537, eastern Roman emperor Justinian I finished construction of the...

The History of the World in Nineteen Minutes

Sep 6, 2017 | Human Origins & the Paleolithic, The Neolithic & Latter-Day Prehistory, Earliest Civilizations in Eurasia, Australia, the Islands, & Further Africa before the Modern Age, Pre-Columbian Americas, Classical Civilization, The Postclassical Age (Medieval History), The Early Modern Age, The Recent Modern Age

This is fun ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuCn8ux2gbs

The History of Japan in Nine Minutes

Jun 26, 2017 | The Neolithic & Latter-Day Prehistory, Earliest Civilizations in Eurasia, Classical Civilization, The Postclassical Age (Medieval History), The Early Modern Age, The Recent Modern Age

This is fun ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh5LY4Mz15o

Star Wars and History: Samurai and Nazis

Jan 26, 2016 | The Postclassical Age (Medieval History), The Early Modern Age, The Recent Modern Age

~ This is the last of a six-post series called Star Wars and History. ~ Star Wars draws on history...

Star Wars and History: Divine Conception in Myth

Jan 23, 2016 | Classical Civilization, The Postclassical Age (Medieval History)

~ This is the fifth of a six-post series called Star Wars and History. (See below for a list of...

Star Wars and History: Father vs. Son in Myth

Jan 22, 2016 | Classical Civilization, The Postclassical Age (Medieval History)

~ This is the fourth of a six-post series called Star Wars and History. (See below for the six...

Star Wars and History: Fall of the Knights Templar

Jan 18, 2016 | The Postclassical Age (Medieval History)

~ This is the second of a six-post series called Star Wars and History. (See below for the six...

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