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King John’s Lost Treasure: A Legend That Prevails

What actually happened that fateful day in October 1216?

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The Tragic Execution of Lady Jane Grey

The 17-year-old was caught up in the storm...

History | By Lola Bosa

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Fabric of a Nation: The Social History of American Fashion

How the American wardrobe has mirrored the...

History | By Stephanie Zeeve

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Léo Major: The "One-Eyed Ghost" Who Single-Handedly Liberated a Dutch Town

Major went above and beyond the call of duty in World War II and the Korean War.

History | By Robert Walsh

5 of History’s Strangest Monarchs

History | By Lola Bosa

7 Essential Books About the Mongol Empire

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The Architect of Reconstruction: Charles Sumner and the Coming of the Civil War

Books | By Stephanie Zeeve

4 Renaissance Painters That Changed Art History

History | By Lola Bosa

The Evolution of Women in the CIA

History | By Stephanie Zeeve

5 Biographies That Illuminate the Legacy of John Adams

Books | By Lola Bosa

Meet the Medicis: Godfathers of the Renaissance

Books | By Lola Bosa

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5 Public Historians Shaping Our Understanding of History and Culture Today

History | By Orrin Grey

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