DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and Belgian King Philippe toast at an official banquet in Kinshasa.
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For relations with the DRC to truly improve, the Belgian state must acknowledge its historical responsibility more strongly.
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From unwrapping parties to grinding-up mummies to make medicine, Europe has a long and strange relationship with Ancient Egyptian remains.
Elizabeth I in procession, circa 1600.
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There are valuable lessons to be learned from the England of the 1600s.
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Anne Lister’s various exchanges were coded in her diary with a mixture of words and symbols.
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The legacy of the Holocaust stretches beyond a handful of death camps and ghettos. Stumbling Stones hope to help people remember that
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The monarch is the head of the Church of England but as Britain has become more diverse so has the approach to religion in jubilees.
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How perceptions of adultery in British society have changed might surprise you.
Francesco Solimena, Death of Messalina (about 1704/1712)
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A patchwork of Roman laws (including Rome’s complex murder laws) sought to address coercive and violent behaviour
Interior view of Polito’s Royal Menagerie, Exeter Change, Strand, Westminster, London, 1812.
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Historians aren’t sure exactly when the first zoo was built, but it’s clear humans have kept exotic animals for thousands of years.
The iconic Iguanodon sculptures of the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs.
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New research on the Crystal Palace dinosaurs is uncovering truths about these famous Victorian sculptures
The Tanganyika expeditionary force in Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo) during East African campaign of the first world war.
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There has been a marked difference in the coverage of Ukraine with media outlets invoking images of the world wars.
The Essex Serpent follows Cora as her science comes in conflict with the religious and superstitious beliefs of the locals in the Essex village of Aldwinter.
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With the longest coastline in England, serpent myths abound in Essex.
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More is more in #cluttercore, the new interior trend championed by the young maximalists of TikTok.
Khonshu the moon God takes centre stage in Marvel’s Moon Knight.
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Lesser-known gods are featured in the Marvel series, which has pleased experts and fans alike.
Textbook writers must record multiple perspectives to allow pupils to examine all sides and decide on ethical issues for themselves.
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The US and the Soviet Union are both seen as responsible for the Cold War and presented as manipulating more vulnerable states.
No baggy shirts and trousers with expanding waistbands, singer Rihanna has chosen form fitting clothing that exposes rather than hides her pregnancy.
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The Victorians are to blame for our conservative ideas about how a pregnant body should look
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to deliver a speech at the Kremlin in Moscow, April 26, 2022.
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‘Vlad the mad’ psychological analyses don’t help us understand Russia’s war. Historians gain insights by examining the enabling and determining factors behind why conflicts erupt.
Québec Premier François Legault defended Bill 96 saying he doesn’t want the province to become Louisiana.
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For most Québec residents, there is broad consensus that French should be protected. But many of us believe that multilingualism need not threaten French.
View of the town of Parramatta from May’s Hill, ca. 1840. Painting attributed to G. E. Peacock.
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A chance encounter in the National Library of Australia’s digital archive holds clues about an 1843 cookbook published in Parramatta.
Statues grace the covers of history books, museum pamphlets and course syllabi.
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The danger in these metaphors is they can subconsciously discourage reinterpretation, which can further contribute to sexist, racist and colonial influence in historical writing.