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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.
Australian history is already a hotly contested discipline but is it time to broaden our definitions of the canon? Might an indigenous rock painting or a novel or a poem constitute a work of history?
Repatriation of cultural heritage is being debated at a time of mass migration – is heritage more important to countries that increasingly cannot be defined by their populations?
Germans like beer, French people wine and Italians coffee. Right?
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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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Historian, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of History, Macquarie University
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Professor Emerita, Classical Studies, The Open University
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Research Fellow, University of Exeter, University of Exeter
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Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University
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ANU Visiting Professor, Politics and International Relations, Australian National University
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Adjunct Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellow, Purdue University
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Senior Lecturer in History, University of Winchester
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Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
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Professor of History, McGill University
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Research assistant, Deakin University
