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- Why did Germany Persecute LGBT people during World War II?
- What is the Magician's Oath and why is it important?
- What Was the Importance of Pyramids in Ancient Egypt?
- How did "Stonewall" Jackson die?
- How did Adolf Hitler become the Fuhrer of Germany?
- How did Julius Caesar rise to power?
- How Was Alaric Able to Sack Rome in AD 410?
- How did the Fall of Constantinople change the Renaissance in Italy?
Booklists
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- Top Ten War Books that were turned into Movies
- Great Gifts for History Lovers 2017
- Ten Essential Books Pertaining to the Holocaust
- Top 10 Books to Read on Western/British Medical History
- Presidential Leadership Top Ten Booklist
- Top Ten Booklist for the History of Ethics
- Gender in Early America Top Ten Booklist
- African American Women's History Top Ten Booklist
- Medieval Philosophy Top Ten Booklist
- Category:AHA Awards
Book Reviews
Here are some of our most recent book reviews.
- Book Review- Gallipoli
- Book Review: The Treaty of Versailles: A Concise History
- How have Historians' perceptions of Native Americans changed?
- Book Review: Good-Bye to All That
- Book Review: With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
- Book Review: "Wartime"
- Practical Pursuits by Ellen Gardner Nakamura
- Public Health and the Risk Factor by William Rothstein
Historically Accurate
- Category:Historical Movies
- Is the movie Dunkirk historically accurate?
- How historically accurate is the movie 'The Battle of the Bulge'?
- How historically accurate is the movie 'Tora, Tora, Tora'?
- How historically accurate is the movie 'A Bridge Too Far'?
- How Historically Accurate is Season 2 of Versailles?
- How accurate is the movie Patton?
- How accurate is Stanley Kubrick's 'Spartacus'?
Food History
- What Was the Importance of Alcohol Consumption in Ancient Egypt?
- When did Americans begin to get obsessed with weight loss?
- What is the Deep Impact of Plant Domestication?
- How did kitchens develop?
- What Is the History of Ice Cream?
- How Did Popcorn Become Popular?
- How Did Wine Develop?
- How Did Black Pepper Spread in Popularity?
Diplomatic History
- How Did Spy Services Develop in France?
- How Did Spy Services Develop in the United States?
- How Did Spy Services Develop in Russia?
- How Did Spy Services Develop in England?
- Why did the United States Gain the Upper Hand Against the Soviet Union at the End of the Cold War?
- Did the Congress of Berlin create a more unstable Europe?
- Why did the Congress of Vienna fail to stop future European wars?
Ancient Greek History
- How Did Themistocles Fall from Grace?
- How Did the Athenians Win the Battle of Marathon?
- How Did Croesus Become the Wealthiest Man in the Ancient World?
- How did Phillip II of Macedon change Ancient Greek history?
- What was the impact of the defeat of the Sicilian Expedition on Athens?
- What were the causes of the Peloponnesian War?
- How did the marathon emerge?
- The Greek Philosophers Top Ten Booklist
Renaissance History
- How did the Fall of Constantinople change the Renaissance in Italy?
- What if the Black Death Never Occurred?
- When did oil paints become popular?
- What Is the History of Ice Cream?
- Why did the Reformation fail in Renaissance Italy?
- What was Pope Julius IIs contribution to Renaissance Italy?
- What was the influence of Emperor Frederick II on the Italian Renaissance?
- What was the impact of Charles VIIIs invasion of Italy (1494) on the Renaissance?
History of Religion
- What Was the Importance of Pyramids in Ancient Egypt?
- What was the Second Great Awakening?
- How did the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople 717-718, change world history?
- What Is the Legacy of the 1993 Waco Tragedy?
- How Did Easter Become an Important Celebration?
- How Did Christmas Trees Become Christmas Symbols?
- Medieval Philosophy Top Ten Booklist
- Who was the first pope?
Russian History
- What was Prince Alexander Nevsky's contribution to Russian History?
- How Did Spy Services Develop in Russia?
- What was the impact of Ivan the Terrible on Russia?
- Why did Charles XII of Sweden fail to conquer Russia in 1708?
- American Girls in Red Russia: Interview with Julia Mickenberg
- Jochen Hellbeck’s Revolution on My Mind, Writing a Diary under Stalin
- Why did Napoleon win the Battle of Austerlitz?
- Why was Napoleon defeated at Waterloo?
Medical History
- How did Oregon pass Medical Licensing Laws?
- Top 10 Books to Read on Western/British Medical History
- Did Victorian era popular scientists try to deny biblical teachings?
- Breeding Better Humans: A Brief History of Eugenics
- How was human genetics shaped by early human migrations?
- When did Americans begin to get obsessed with weight loss?
- When did abortion become legal in the United States?
- How Did the Mongol Invasions Change Population Genetics?
History of Science and Technology
- How Was the Lighthouse of Alexandria Destroyed?
- How did fountains develop?
- What Was the Importance of Alcohol Consumption in Ancient Egypt?
- Why Was Imhotep the Ancient World's Greatest Scientist
- When did the First Heart Transplant take place?
- What were the causes of the Peloponnesian War?
- How did Athens become the leading Greek city-state?
- What was the evolution of water technologies like?
Civil War
- How did "Stonewall" Jackson die?
- Why Did Scandinavians Volunteer for the Union Army during the Civil War?
- How Did Art Propagate Slavery in 19th Century America?
- How Did Thomas Francis Meagher Really Die?
- Book Review: "The Assassin's Accomplice."
- Inventing the Pinkertons: Interview with Paul O'Hara
- Why are there so many Monuments to the Confederacy across the United States?
- American Civil War Biographies Top Ten Booklist
Political History
- How Did Spy Services Develop in England?
- Are there Ancient Roots to Socialism?
- What saved Vienna from the Ottoman Turks in 1683?
- What Were the Causes of Germany's Hyperinflation of 1921-1923?
- The Power of Women and Peru's Shining Path
- Benedict Anderson’s Imagined Communities
- Category:Socialism
- Why Did Helen Keller Become a Socialist?
Religious History
- What Was the Importance of Pyramids in Ancient Egypt?
- What was the Second Great Awakening?
- How did the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople 717-718, change world history?
- What Is the Legacy of the 1993 Waco Tragedy?
- How Did Easter Become an Important Celebration?
- How Did Christmas Trees Become Christmas Symbols?
- Medieval Philosophy Top Ten Booklist
- Who was the first pope?
19th Century History
- How did "Stonewall" Jackson die?
- What are the origins of Labor Day?
- Why Did Scandinavians Volunteer for the Union Army during the Civil War?
- How did Oregon pass Medical Licensing Laws?
- How Did Art Propagate Slavery in 19th Century America?
- How Did Thomas Francis Meagher Really Die?
- Did Victorian era popular scientists try to deny biblical teachings?
- Evolutionary Science before Charles Darwin
Military History
- How did "Stonewall" Jackson die?
- How did the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople 717-718, change world history?
- Why Did Scandinavians Volunteer for the Union Army during the Civil War?
- Top Ten War Books that were turned into Movies
- What factors led to the creation of the French Foreign Legion?
- Presidential Leadership Top Ten Booklist
- Book Review: Good-Bye to All That
- Why did Charles XII of Sweden fail to conquer Russia in 1708?
Renaissance History
- How did the Fall of Constantinople change the Renaissance in Italy?
- What if the Black Death Never Occurred?
- When did oil paints become popular?
- What Is the History of Ice Cream?
- Why did the Reformation fail in Renaissance Italy?
- What was Pope Julius IIs contribution to Renaissance Italy?
- What was the influence of Emperor Frederick II on the Italian Renaissance?
- What was the impact of Charles VIIIs invasion of Italy (1494) on the Renaissance?
Sports History
Legal History
- How did Oregon pass Medical Licensing Laws?
- Was the Constitution Pro-Slavery
- Where did the concept of Human Rights come from?
- Why was James Willard Hurst important for legal history?
- American Surveillance: Interview with Anthony Gregory
- British Criminal and Legal History Top Ten Booklist
- How Did Early Judicial Systems Evolve?
- Why has the French Civil Code had a lasting influence on contemporary European law?
World War I
- How did Adolf Hitler become the Fuhrer of Germany?
- Book Review- Gallipoli
- Book Review: The Treaty of Versailles: A Concise History
- Book Review: Good-Bye to All That
- What Were the Causes of Germany's Hyperinflation of 1921-1923?
- Why did the German Spring Offensive of 1918 fail?
- Why did the Germans win the Battle of Tannenberg in 1914?
- Why did the Italians lose the Battle of Caporetto in WWI?
World War II
- Why did Germany Persecute LGBT people during World War II?
- How did Adolf Hitler become the Fuhrer of Germany?
- Category:Holocaust
- Ten Essential Books Pertaining to the Holocaust
- Is the movie Dunkirk historically accurate?
- How Did Finland Survive the Winter War of 1939-1940?
- Book Review: With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
- How historically accurate is the movie 'A Bridge Too Far'?
European History
- How did the Fall of Constantinople change the Renaissance in Italy?
- In what ways did the Freikorps influence interwar Germany (1918-1933)?
- Book Review- Gallipoli
- Book Review: The Treaty of Versailles: A Concise History
- How Did Spy Services Develop in France?
- Ten Essential Books Pertaining to the Holocaust
- How Did Spy Services Develop in Russia?
- How Did Spy Services Develop in England?
German History
- Why did Germany Persecute LGBT people during World War II?
- How did Adolf Hitler become the Fuhrer of Germany?
- In what ways did the Freikorps influence interwar Germany (1918-1933)?
- How did the Reformation change Christianity?
- What Were the Causes of Germany's Hyperinflation of 1921-1923?
- Popular Catholicism in Nineteenth-century Germany by Jonathon Sperber
- David Blackbourn's Marpingen: Apparitions of the Virgin Mary in a Nineteenth-Century German Village
- Klaus Theweleit’s Male Fantasies vol 1: Men and Women
British History
- How Did Spy Services Develop in England?
- Top 10 Books to Read on Western/British Medical History
- Did Victorian era popular scientists try to deny biblical teachings?
- Evolutionary Science before Charles Darwin
- What is the Long Term Impact of the War of the Spanish Succession on Europe?
- How did the defeat of the Spanish Armada (1588) change England?
- How Historically Accurate is Season 2 of Last Kingdom?
- What if the Vikings Never Invaded England?
Roman History
- Category:Julius Caesar
- Category:Decline of Rome
- How did Julius Caesar rise to power?
- How Was Alaric Able to Sack Rome in AD 410?
- How Did Cleopatra Die?
- What was the impact of the Battle of Carrhae (53BC) on Rome?
- How Was the Lighthouse of Alexandria Destroyed?
- What Role Did Inflation Play in the Collapse of the Roman Empire
Interviews
- Make It Rain: Interview with Kristine C. Harper
- American Girls in Red Russia: Interview with Julia Mickenberg
- Inventing the Pinkertons: Interview with Paul O'Hara
- Primed for Violence in Interwar Poland: Interview with Paul Brykczynski
- American Surveillance: Interview with Anthony Gregory
- Privateering during the War of 1812: Interview with Faye M. Kert
- Fate of the Revolution: Interview with Lorri Glover
- The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798: Interview with Terri Halperin
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- Balkinization
- Environment, Law and History Blog
- Oxford University Press Blog
- Johns Hopkins University Press Blog
- Cooking in the Archives
- Videri: The Historiographical WIki
- Historista
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