BBC News – World War One Christmas truce football match to be recreated A football club is to play a “Christmas truce” match at the spot where one of the famous World War One games is thought to have taken place.
Conference: “The Collapse of Ottoman and Austria-Hungarian Empires: Patterns and Legacies”
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Nativitas: Liturgical Dramas for the Christmas Season (SINE NOMINE Ensemble for Medieval Music)
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The Oxford Handbook of Cities in World History | History Today
The Oxford Handbook of Cities in World History | History Today
Renaissance Table Manners
Renaissance Table Manners How should one behave at parties or dinners, in the company of friends and relatives? Every society has its list of do’s and don’ts, including in Renaissance Italy. One of the most popular books from the 16th century was Galateo: The Rules of Polite Behavior (Il Galateo, overo de ‘costume), written by Giovanni della…
Museum of Civilization lifts veil on its new Canadian history hall
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BBC News – Why did Pope Benedict XVI resign?
BBC News – Why did Pope Benedict XVI resign?
BBC News – Holodomor: Memories of Ukraine’s silent massacre
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England v Hungary – a football match that started a revolution
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The 2013 Great Chicago Book Sale Book Sale
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Congress 2014 | Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
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The Smithsonian Picks “101 Objects That Made America” | Open Culture
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