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History Today's blog delves into the deeper, historical issues that lie behind the headlines.
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- Added on: Apr 30th, 2009
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Author: History Today Bloggers
- Listed in: History Big History
- Tags: history archaeology ancient 20th century early modern medevial
Recent Posts
95-year-old German high jumper honoured
95-year-old German high jumper honouredOn June 30th, 1936, the German high jumper Gretel Bergmann matched a German high jump record of 5ft 3in (1.60 metres). Two weeks later, however, her feat was erased from the record books and she was banned from ...
How the astronomical alignment of Greek temples reflects cultural and ethnic identities
by Kathryn Hadley Historians and archaeologists have long sought to establish links between the positions of classical temples and cultural and religious practices. Many have speculated that classical temples may have been aligned with respect to sun...
Update on the Staffordshire Hoard
by Kathryn HadleyYesterday, Paul Lay commented on the release of a small illustrated book on the Staffordshire Hoard written by Kevin Leahy and Roger Bland. The book is due to be published by the British Museum Press next week, on November 30th.The B...
The missing pages of Darwin\'s notebooks
Turning the pages of Darwin’s notebooksTo mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species, today, November 24th, English Heritage have digitised and published online Charles Darwin’s notebooks which he wrote during his f...
Galileo\'s fingers and tooth rediscovered
Rediscovery of Galileo’s missing fingers and toothIn 1737, two fingers and a tooth were allegedly removed from Galileo Galilei’s corpse by some of the astronomer’s fans whilst his body was being moved to Santa Croce basilica in Florence. They h...
The fight to subdue the Scots and for children\'s rights
20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the ChildThe Convention on the Rights of the Child was signed in 1989 and has since been ratified by 193 countries. Only the United States and Somalia have yet to adhere to the convention.The Conven...
