Historical Resources
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Scurvy was the biggest killer of sailors from the 1500s to early 1800s, although it has been around for thousands of years. more...
Navigation in the Age of Discovery
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When seafarers first began the long succession of epic voyages that opened the age of discovery, they knew little of what lay before them. more...
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From the start of the fifteenth century, Europeans powers began to expand across the globe in their quest for a sea route to the riches of the east. more...
Clipper Ships, Majestic Racehorses of The Sea
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Clippers traced their origins to relatively small, fast ships built in America in the late 1700's. more...
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By: Lito Apostolakou
The travel journal of Swedish writer, Fredrika Bremer, offers interesting descriptions of the first royal couple of 19th-century Greece. more...
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By: Jeremy Perkins
Long touted as the purest and most democratic form of government, the New England town meeting has Colonial roots but may be in danger of loosing support. more...
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By: Lito Apostolakou
The travel journals of Nassau Senior provide an interesting insight on the first royals of 19th-century Greece. more...
E.H. Gombrich's Little History of the World
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By: James Ellsworth
In less than three hundred pages, the author, more comfortable and accomplished in art history, turned his skill to write an acclaimed world history in six weeks. more...
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The possibility of a mysterious lost gospel, called Q, has tantalized biblical scholars for centuries, and challenged them to produce the proof of this text's existence. more...
By: David Schauer
How a culture chooses to date the year is inspired by that culture's religion. With many different religions in the world, it's no surprise in the variety of calendars. more...
Special Days in History - May 10th Anniversaries
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Birthday, anniversary, special occasion? Discover what other noteworthy occasions also took place on this day in history, May 10th. more...
Special Days in History - May 9th Anniversaries
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Birthday, anniversary, special occasion? Discover what other noteworthy occasions also took place on this day in history, May 9th. more...
Special Days in History - May 8th Anniversaries
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Birthday, anniversary, special occasion? Discover what momentous occasions also took place on this day in history, May 8th. more...
Different Uses of Primary and Secondary Sources
By: Sara McCleary
Different types of sources have different uses when writing historical nonfiction. more...
