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Is the line between truth and fiction clear when it comes to history? And if not, is there scope for historians and novelists to re-engage, with a view to learning from – rather than bludgeoning – each other?
Only three of the original 63 clauses remain in force today, but the legacy of Magna Carta runs much deeper.
Crusaders have been warning about the evil effects of sugar for hundreds of years,
with no positive effect on our health.
Two centuries on, the history of the battle and our understanding of it should by no means be a predominantly male affair.
There’s no shortage of historical texts, but only a handful are lauded as literature. We can learn valuable lessons by revisiting EP Thompson’s The Making of the English Working Class.
‘History and fiction journey together and separately into the past; they are a tag team, sometimes taking turns, sometimes working in tandem.’ Enjoy the second part of our series, Writing History.
A walk through some of the more extreme examples of historical shoes.
Can history and fiction really be kept separate? A special edition of journal TEXT examines historical fictions and fictional histories. Here, the editors map out the contested territory.
Today, a convict ancestor is a matter of pride. But for past generations, including some convicts themselves, it was a shame that had to be hidden at all costs.
Federal parliament has passed legislation that removes Norfolk Island’s self-government but strong local views about the tiny island’s independence have deep historical roots.
Six hundred years separate two post-election protests, but the issues at hand are strangely similar and the mistakes too easily repeated.
Treasure belonging to the notorious pirate Captain Kidd has been found in Madagascar.
Victory over Nazi Germany is one unambiguously positive accomplishment of the 20th century; and yet, constructing a positive narrative about the Soviet second world war has proven hard – largely because there are some stubborn facts to contend with.
The anniversary of Menzies’ fateful decision to commit troops to the escalating war in Vietnam marks a turning point that is at least as significant as the Gallipoli landings for Australia today.
The company built by ‘Cattle King’ Sidney Kidman is for sale. He enjoyed good relations with the Indigenous inhabitants, but proper recognition of their rights to their land seems ever more elusive.
As Australians commemorate the Anzacs who died at Gallipoli, spare a thought for the 10,000 French soldiers who also died on the Dardanelles in the first world war.
The fog of the second world war and the murkiness of the post-war settlement laid the contours of Asia’s complex and uncertain strategic landscape.
The exhibition inevitably raises the ugly head of the Elgin Marbles – but all this noise drowns out the quiet activism of the show itself.
Australians now seem so fascinated by the Victoria Cross that such attention has begun to get in the way of a balanced perspective on its place in military history.
Top contributors
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Director, Gender and Women's History Research Centre, Australian Catholic University
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Professor Emerita, Classical Studies, The Open University
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Associate Professor, Fashion History, De Montfort University
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ANU Visiting Professor, Politics and International Relations, Australian National University
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Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Professor of History, McGill University
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Adjunct Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in History, University of Winchester
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Research assistant, Deakin University
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Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University
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Historian, Australian Catholic University
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Research Fellow, University of Exeter, University of Exeter
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Professor of History, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer, School of History, Australian National University
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Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
