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Prelude to the Crusades

The Byzantine Crisis

Dec 1, 2023 •

The First Crusade: European Preparations

In our previous newsletter, we discussed the crisis in Byzantium that forced its emperor, Alexius I Komnenus, to call upon the aid of the rest of…

Dec 1, 2023 •

October 2023

African Rulers selling their own

Those selling slaves during the Atlantic Slave Trade weren't all white Europeans

Oct 18, 2023 •

September 2023

Mao Zedong's China

A brief summery of life under one of histories most brutal dictators

Sep 15, 2023

Vlad the Impaler, the perils of absolute power

Few historical figures have a more sinister reputation than Vlad III, also known as Vlad the Preacher.

Sep 4, 2023 •

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