98% of Australia’s Japanese population were sent to internment camps during the second world war.
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Brothers of Italy want streets named after fascist figures and the far-right’s ‘contribution’ to democracy recognised on national days of memory.
Collaborators cannot be reduced to single types. Their motivations are varied and can be hard to interpret.
Ancient stories of the sea and the sky date back to the end of the last ice age.
Chicken pâté was mixed with gravy, gelatine and whipped cream, before being frozen in decorative cups.
There was no one type of slavery in ‘biblical’ or ‘ancient’ societies, given how varied they were. But much of what historians know about slavery during those eras is horrific.
The findings suggest that the depth of the relationships Viking-age people had with animals have been dramatically underrepresented.
How did the letter x get its enduring role as a symbol of the unknown? A mathematician explains why it’s hard to say for sure.
The Antikythera Mechanism is an actual ancient Greek object that tracked the cycles of the Sun, the Moon and the planets against the stars.
The 26 of July Movement became a central part of the movement that emerged triumphant in early January 1959.
Long before thermometers, nature left its own temperature records. A climate scientist explains how ongoing global warming compares with ancient temperatures.
The soil was extracted during the Cold War from beneath one of the U.S military’s most unusual bases, then forgotten for decades.
The subject of the new Christoper Nolan film, Robert Oppenheimer, is often placed next to Albert Einstein as the 20th century’s most famous physicist.
No one languished in bed quite like the Victorians
The history of the goldfields too often focuses on men – but, as new Aussie TV series Gold Diggers gets right, the settlements were filled with women.
When Shauna Bostock began researching a book on her family, she thought it would be limited to her Aboriginal ancestry. But then a late-night phone call led her down a surprising path.
It might seem odd to rebury what’s been dug up but it’s to make sure what’s found is preserved for future research.
Henry had always been a theatrically pious king and in his last years he turned to religion with melancholy intensity.
Scholars examine how state laws that restrict lessons on race could affect students and educators.
The boom of lido construction in the 20th century was part of the post war public works programme, which aimed to create jobs and promote health.
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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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