Chernobyl Disaster
Cover photo from HBO Ever wondered what the world would look like after nuclear armageddon? The effects of the Chernobyl disaster comes...
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Jun 29, 20222 min read
History is a Pendulum. The Philosophy of Hegel's Dialectic
Intro We study history in an effort to not make the mistakes of the past. Yet, as we cycle through centuries of events, we can spot...
May 17, 20223 min read
The Five Good Emperors of Rome
Intro Coined the “five good emperors” by Renaissance diplomat Niccolo Machiavelli, these five rulers brought prosperity and wisdom to the...
Apr 6, 20223 min read
Timeline: 19th-Century Revolutions
"The turning point at which history failed to turn." Context Early 19th century was dominated by Napoleon Bonaparte. The French emperor...
Mar 14, 20223 min read
The Hundred Years' War
The Hundred Years War (which was actually 116 years, from 1337-1453) is probably one of the most, if not the most, significant conflict...
Mar 5, 20222 min read
The Philosophy of Voltaire
Who is Voltaire? Francois-Marie Arouet, or better known by his pen name Voltaire, was a French philosopher and writer. He was part of the...
Jan 12, 20222 min read
Stalin's Dictatorship
Cover photo from history.com Intro With the Russian Revolution of 1917, Lenin wanted to establish a provisional government of Bolsheviks,...
Jan 12, 20222 min read
Tales of the Tower
After his successful Norman conquest of England in 1066, William the Conqueror started a massive building project to legitimize his...
Nov 22, 20212 min read
Russian Revolution of 1905
Before 1917, there was 1905. It was the beginning of the 20th century, and pretty much all of western Europe had embraced...
Nov 22, 20212 min read
The Philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Who was Rousseau? Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) was an 18th century philosopher from Geneva. He moved to France when he was 30, and...
Nov 22, 20212 min read
The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
Who was Nietzsche? Friedrich Nietzsche was one of the many influential philosophers of 19th century Europe. Nietzsche was born in Germany...
Nov 22, 20213 min read
The Knights Templar: the Order of the Temple
Who were the Templars? Simply put, the Templars were a Christian (more specifically, Catholic) military order founded in 1119. At first,...
Nov 22, 20212 min read
The Concert of Europe: Post-Napoleon Politics
In 1815, once Napoleon was safely exiled in St. Helena, European leaders came together in what is known as the Congress of Vienna, to...
Nov 2, 20212 min read
War of Austrian Succession
Although it would still retain its name until the Napoleonic Wars, where it would be completely dissolved, by the 18th century, the Holy...
Oct 7, 20212 min read
Dover Castle: The Key to England
Located along the English Channel, Dover Castle is incredibly important for strategic defense. William the Conqueror turned Dover from an...
Oct 7, 20212 min read
Hobbes vs. Locke: England's Opposing Philosophers
Thomas Hobbes and John Locke were both English philosophers in the 17th century, the very start of the Age of Enlightenment. Although...
Aug 7, 20212 min read
Sans-Culottes: Revolutionaries Without Breeches
The word sans-culottes in French literally means “without breeches.” But what did that have to do with the French Revolution?
Jun 18, 20212 min read
A Cold War Prologue: Yalta, Potsdam, and the Iron Curtain
In February 1945, Churchill, FDR, and Stalin met up at Yalta to discuss postwar plans. Though it seemed friendly, that wouldn’t last.
Jun 18, 20212 min read
Bismarck's Germany: The Context Before World War I
Ever since the Holy Roman Empire dissolved from Napoleon’s conquest, the German region in Europe had never been truly unified until 1871.
Jun 18, 20213 min read
The CIA in the Cold War
The CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) was created by Truman in 1947, but Eisenhower expanded the CIA’s duties during the Cold War.
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