Thursday, September 3, 2026

How the Seven Years’ War spilled over into Latin America

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The Seven Years’ War was fought on five different continents. Thus, it was a massive worldwide conflict (as I argue  elsewhere ). It started...
Monday, August 24, 2026

Some medieval pros and cons: Striking a “middle” course with the Middle Ages

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Two possible extremes of the Middle Ages: romanticizing them, and demonizing them The Middle Ages remain a source of enduring interest today...
Sunday, August 23, 2026

Why does the Declaration of Independence list so many grievances?

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“Whereas many of our subjects in divers parts of our colonies and plantations in North America … have at length proceeded to open and avowed...
Saturday, August 15, 2026

Jainism and Sikhism: Two of the minority religions of India

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“The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion , race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them.” – Part...

How the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars changed Europe

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“His majesty the king of Prussia cedes … all the territories and domains, and all territorial property of whatever kind , or by whatever tit...

The rise and fall of the “British Raj” in India

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Note: This post is primarily focused on the post-1858 “British Raj” – that is, on things after the 1850s “Indian Rebellion.” Things before t...
Sunday, July 19, 2026

How our Founding Fathers fought the Barbary Pirates

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“[The Congress shall have the power] To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas , and offences against the law of...