Victorians revelled in images and descriptions of murder and mutilation which would today be regarded as shocking.
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An adventurer who gave us the first account by an Englishman of early colonial Brazil.
The Pangsau Pass between Burma and India illustrates the complex issue of borders in the region.
Look back centuries ago and you’ll find the same obsessive secrecy, and the same justifications, as seen today.
British society takes monarchy far more seriously than they did two centuries ago. Far too seriously.
Why the 200 men who marched from the north-east to London in October 1936 must not be forgotten.
Historically, Australia’s broader policy approach to war crimes and war criminals has lacked a clear and coherent foundation.
There is a deep connection between past and present in Indigenous affairs in Australia.
Laying the first telegraphy cable under the Atlantic was the Victorians’ version of the Apollo mission – it caught the imagination of a generation.
In the 1960s, Britain shut the door on Commonwealth migration, before turing to Europe when it needed more workers.
Global audiences have heard of US election terms like the primaries, the conventions and the Electoral College. But the history and exact meaning of these terms remains a mystery to many.
The proliferation of mass media has helped to create a standardisation of beauty ideals, making them harder to cope with. But there are encouraging signs that things could change.
The canal was under US control for nearly a century and was only recognised as Panamanian on New Year’s Eve 1999.
The concept of ‘free speech’ is devilishly difficult, and depends greatly on a person’s political and philosophical viewpoint.
How long the Anthropocene will last, and what will be its most enduring attributes, will not be driven and decided scientifically.
The people of the Philippines and their president know all too well the hypocrisy of being lectured by the United States about violence, human rights and democracy.
A tool in place of your arm or a stereo for your leg? How our attitudes towards human enhancement have changed.
What is hybrid warfare, and why would Australia benefit from its technological developments?
Poldark’s historical consultant on how she mulled over questions such as what an 18th century Cornish bank might look like and whether women would get drunk in taverns.
Objects excavated from the ‘fire layer’ beneath London’s streets tell a story of intense heat, fear – and chaos.
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