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On 8th February, 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots, was executed at Fotheringay Castle in England. Her execution had been authorised by Elizabeth I of England. […]

On February 3rd, 1968, Meiji ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne. This was a period in which Japan lagged behind the West militarily. The Samurai Class […]

Chairman Mao was one of the most influential leaders of the twentieth century. Leading China from 1949 until his death in 1976, Mao oversaw a […]

Forgotten causes of the First World War Forgotten causes of the First World War. There are lots of well known causes of the First World […]

Hippocrates and his Big Ideas Hippocrates is one of the most significant figures in the history of medicine. Despite living two and a half thousand […]

Peter the Great as a Crazy Monarch? It’s fairly rare that I comment in any depth about blog posts anywhere else. Everyone is entitled to […]