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In this week’s Miscellanies: politics, polo, and the #Raj 📬 Sign up for our newsletter at buff.ly/AIElmiS, and we’ll send it to you on Thursday.

Britain declared war on Germany #OnThisDay in 1914 Military history is among the most commercial as well as maligned fields of history. Four scholars consider its value – and its future. 🔓 This article is free for 7 days buff.ly/te7Uz3a

Is There Too Much Military History?

Military history is among the most commercial as well as maligned fields of history. Four distinguished scholars consider its value – and its future.

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As ancient Rome was divided by civil war Cicero found himself torn. Caesar was his old adversary, but he was also powerful, and it was politically and personally expedient to support him. 🔒 Catharine Edwards’ recent article is available in the archive buff.ly/efM0lnw

Caesar and Cicero’s War of Words

As ancient Rome was divided by civil war Cicero found himself torn. Caesar was his old adversary, but he was also powerful, and it was politically and personally expedient to support him.

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Redressing the crimes of Pinochet’s regime has been a hard-fought and often contested process. Chile’s current presidency has revealed how easily progress can be reversed. 🔓 Katia Chornik’s new Behind the Times is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/behi...

General Pinochet’s Return

Redressing the crimes of Pinochet’s regime has been a hard-fought and often contested process. Chile’s current presidency has revealed how easily progress can be reversed.

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Inspired by the fashion for #BoyScouts, Lord Beaverbrook started his own patriotic youth movement in support of the Empire Free Trade Crusade. ⌛️ Last chance to read this article for free buff.ly/GVLgucJ

Lord Beaverbrook’s Young Crusaders

Inspired by the fashion for Boy Scout groups, Lord Beaverbrook started his own patriotic youth movement in support of the Empire Free Trade Crusade.

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#Columbus set sail #OnThisDay in 1492. What did the #indigenous people of the Americas think of Christopher Columbus? 🔓 This article is free for 7 days buff.ly/uyUjZux

The Indigenous People Who Discovered Christopher Columbus

What did the indigenous people of the Americas think of Christopher Columbus?

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#Columbus set sail #OnThisDay in 1492. What did the indigenous people of the Americas think of Christopher Columbus? 🔓 This article is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/peop...

The Indigenous People Who Discovered Christopher Columbus

What did the indigenous people of the Americas think of Christopher Columbus?

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A new translation marks the 50th anniversary of Carlo Ginzburg’s pioneering microhistory The Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller. ✍️ Brodie Waddell reviews the recent #history book www.historytoday.com/archive/revi...

‘The Cheese and the Worms’ by Carlo Ginzburg review

A new translation marks the 50th anniversary of Carlo Ginzburg’s pioneering microhistory The Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller.

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The complexities of #HaitianVodou were misunderstood and exploited by imperialists, with tales of human sacrifices and cannibalism a backdrop to the US invasion of 1915. ⌛️ Last chance to read this article for free buff.ly/RP6brE1

Haiti’s Black Legend: Zombies, Cannibals and Werewolves

The complexities of Haitian Vodou were misunderstood and exploited by imperialists, with tales of human sacrifices and cannibalism a backdrop to the US invasion of 1915.

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For Albert Camus understanding the past and predicting the future may hinge on one fact: history is absurd. ⌛️ Last chance to read this article for free buff.ly/jNgViHR

The Absurdity of Albert Camus

For Albert Camus understanding the past and predicting the future may hinge on one fact: history is absurd.

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The #RomanEmpire had two main populations: gods and humans. By its end, there was only one god left. How, and why, did he reign supreme? ⌛️ Last chance to read this article for free buff.ly/tjcNkiP

How the Roman Empire Lost its Gods

The Roman Empire had two main populations: gods and humans. By its end, there was only one god left. How, and why, did he reign supreme?

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The Treaty of Breda was signed #OnThisDay in 1667. The short-lived English colony of Willoughbyland, in what is now Suriname, was both verdant and dangerous. In the end, it was exchanged for New York. 🔓 This article is free for 7 days buff.ly/drZGMfd

Willoughbyland: England's Forgotten South American Colony

The short-lived English colony of Willoughbyland, in what is now Suriname, was both verdant and dangerous. In the end, it was exchanged for New York.

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Darwin’s theory of sexual selection was even more controversial than evolution. It offended Victorian morality, and his own feelings about human courtship. 🔒 Ross Brooks’ article from the new issue is now in the archive buff.ly/NO70pPo

Charles Darwin’s Sexual Revolution

The potential implications of Charles Darwin’s theory of sexual selection did not sit well with Victorian gender mores – or with Darwin himself.

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The Roman Empire had two main populations: gods and humans. By its end, there was only one god left. How, and why, did he reign supreme? ⌛️ Last chance to read this article for free buff.ly/tjcNkiP

How the Roman Empire Lost its Gods

The Roman Empire had two main populations: gods and humans. By its end, there was only one god left. How, and why, did he reign supreme?

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Who should claim #Scotland’s royal jewels? After the abdication of #MaryQueenofScots answer was not clear cut. ⌛️ Last chance to read this article for free buff.ly/DVcjPMJ

The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels

Who should claim Scotland’s royal jewels? After the forced abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots, the answer was not clear cut.

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Often dismissed as a myth, was there a real man behind the legend of #KingArthur? 🔓 Ken Dark’s new History Matters is free for 7 days buff.ly/Jx60PEZ

The Case for King Arthur

Often dismissed as a myth, was there a real man behind the legend of King Arthur?

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As Julius Caesar competed for control of the #Roman Republic, Marcus Tullius Cicero was caught between his social debts and his conscience. 🔒 Catharine Edwards’ article from the new issue is now in the archive buff.ly/TrgEHFy

Caesar and Cicero’s War of Words

As ancient Rome was divided by civil war Cicero found himself torn. Caesar was his old adversary, but he was also powerful, and it was politically and personally expedient to support him.

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Who should claim Scotland’s royal jewels? After the abdication of #MaryQueenofScots answer was not clear cut. ⌛️ Last chance to read this article for free buff.ly/DVcjPMJ

The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels

Who should claim Scotland’s royal jewels? After the forced abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots, the answer was not clear cut.

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#EmilyBrontë was born #OnThisDay in 1818. Since the moment she died we have tried – and failed – to understand who she was. 🔓 This article is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

The Enigma of Emily Brontë

Since the moment Emily Brontë died we have tried – and failed – to understand who she was.

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Brazilian fugitive #HipólitodaCosta arrived in London in 1805. From 5,000 miles away, he would publish his homeland’s first newspaper. 🔒 Robert Wilkes’ article from the new issue is now in the archive buff.ly/m1vuwvz

The Free Brazilian Press

Brazil’s first newspaper was published from London by an exiled Freemason on first-name terms with British royalty. Who was Hipólito da Costa and what was his news?

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The #BattleofStalingrad began in August 1942, subjecting its residents to months of living hell. But few Soviet citizens doubted that the city was worth defending. 🔓 This article is free for 7 days buff.ly/lrerSNh

Stalingrad: The Unbreakable City

The Battle of Stalingrad began in August 1942, subjecting its residents to months of living hell. But few doubted that the city was worth defending.

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The #BoyScouts were formed #OnThisDay in 1907. Inspired by the fashion for Scouting, Lord Beaverbrook started his own patriotic youth movement in support of his Empire Free Trade Crusade. 🔓 This article is free for 7 days buff.ly/GVLgucJ

Lord Beaverbrook’s Young Crusaders

Inspired by the fashion for Boy Scout groups, Lord Beaverbrook started his own patriotic youth movement in support of the Empire Free Trade Crusade.

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Charismatic Nations: A Cultural History of Nationalism in Europe from 1800 to the Present by Joep Leerssen looks to art and not politics for the birth of the nation. ✍️ Roderick Beaton reviews the recent #history book www.historytoday.com/archive/revi...

‘Charismatic Nations’ by Joep Leerssen review

Charismatic Nations: A Cultural History of Nationalism in Europe from 1800 to the Present by Joep Leerssen looks to art and not politics for the birth of the nation.

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In this week’s email newsletter: the case for #KingArthur 📬 Sign up for Miscellanies at buff.ly/PuyaWjm, and we’ll send it to you on Thursday.

#WhiteZombie was released #OnThisDay in 1932. The complexities of Haitian Vodou were misunderstood and exploited by imperialists, with tales of human sacrifices and cannibalism a backdrop to the US invasion of 1915. 🔓 This article is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/hist...

Haiti’s Black Legend: Zombies, Cannibals and Werewolves

The complexities of Haitian Vodou were misunderstood and exploited by imperialists, with tales of human sacrifices and cannibalism a backdrop to the US invasion of 1915.

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