In the past, we’ve covered just how expensive war can get and, as many people know, the defense budget of a country…
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History
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Blackmail is about as old as secrets. The idea of someone using secret information to coerce another into doing what they want…
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Mary I of England was the only surviving child of King Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine. As the Catholic queen…
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We’re so used to pop culture providing stories of ragtag bands of brothers with lowest bidder equipment overcoming vast legions with sophisticated…
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“We romanticize swords so much. Imagine everyone is swinging tire irons at each other.” – John Dolan Anyone who tries to conceptualize…
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We all know about the Titanic. Most of us remember the Lusitania. Some of us sang about the Edmund Fitzgerald. But those…
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Fear is one of the greatest motivators in the world. It can make a person act irrationally, and it can breed paranoia…
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2019 has seen a major rise in protest action throughout Britain. Over the past few months climate change activists have been out…
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Usually, when people die, there are various options for how to dispose of their remains properly and respectfully. The methods differ, but…
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Of all the names associated with the French Revolution of 1789, Marie Antoinette’s is probably the most widely familiar. Artist Jacques-Louis David’s…