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There is a long, dishonourable history of detrimental policy going back to the 15th century.
Having movable eyebrows – and evolving beyond the Neanderthal ridge – may have played a crucial role in early human survival.
People who’ve gotten nose jobs are also trying to revert to a more natural look.
The discovery of gold in California 170 years ago was a turning point in global history. The gold rushes are not mere historic footnotes – they continue to influence the world in which we live today.
Prime numbers are the biggest and oldest data set in mathematics. Why have they captivated mathematicians for millennia?
The effects of war, economic tension and accidental deaths have been mitigated by a sport that both cultures treasure.
When we think of migrants, we think of them crossing the Mediterranean to come to Europe. Yet 200 years ago, many did it the other way.
Preparations for next month’s Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast are pushing homeless people out of town, and out of the state. Sadly, that’s not unusual for events of this sort.
The Vikings have become synonymous with voyages and violence, but a new exhibition at the Melbourne Museum demonstrates their domestic and spiritual side.
Some of the biggest names in the bottled water industry were originally spa towns that wealthy Europeans escaped to during the industrial revolution.
Fourier’s discoveries can still be felt in modern-day radiology, climate science and physics.
Peter Dutton’s call for ‘civilised nations’ to rescue white South African farmers draws explicitly on a long history of equating civilisation with a global white identity.
Russian president Vladimir Putin draws upon the imperial symbols of the Byzantine Empire to position Russia as the “third Rome.” Meanwhile, Byzantium is erased by western history books.
These female workers had their health destroyed by a horrific disease known as ‘phossy jaw’. It caused their jaw bones to glow in the dark and rot away.
Essays On Air: Joan of Arc, our one true superhero
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Joan of Arc has been depicted as a national heroine, nationalist symbol, a rebellious heretic and a goodly saint. Forget Wonder Woman and Batman – Jeanne d’Arc may be our one and only true superhero.
The internet has not only changed the kinds of answers historical study can provide, but also what questions can be asked.
American charitable foundations have gradually established themselves as key players in the African academic sector. If the benefits have been remarkable, there are risks as well.
The Reconquest set the scene for the rise of Spain and the discovery of the Americas.
Efforts to curb railroads’ monopoly power in the 19th century hold lessons for 21st-century policymakers and internet giants alike.
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Director, Gender and Women's History Research Centre, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor, Fashion History, De Montfort University
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Professor Emerita, Classical Studies, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer, School of History, Australian National University
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Professor of History, McGill University
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Historian, Australian Catholic University
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